Can pineapples be used to heal wounds?

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Train accident: Responsible persons must be punished

AT least five people, including three women, were killed and more than 100 injured as the Upaban Express -- a passenger train heading to the capital from Sylhet -- derailed on a bridge in Moulvibazar on Sunday night. One of the carriages of it fell into a canal while two ...

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Shirin Shila`s Lady Action

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :With the inspiration and assistance from noted film actress Rasheda Chowdhury Shirin Shila started her journey in film industry. Before starting acting in big screen Shila acted with Rasheda Chowdhury in a drama. Basically Rasheda Chowdhury inspired Shila to work in movie. Once she also introduced Shila ...

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Shakib first Bangladeshi batsman to complete 1000 WC runs

Talismanic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi batsman to complete 1000 runs in the World Cup during the match against Afghanistan at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Monday.Starting the match with 965 runs and 35 runs shy of achieve the feat, Shakib flicked pace bowler Dawlat Zadran ...

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Saudi women use wedding contracts to assert right to drive

AFP, Dammam :Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law-her right to drive.Wedding contracts have long been a safety net for brides in the deeply patriarchal society, used to guarantee demands that are ...

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Iran denies US cyber attack ahead of new sanctions

AFP  :Iran denied Monday it was hit by a US cyber attack as Washington was due to tighten sanctions on Tehran in a standoff sparked by the US withdrawal from a nuclear deal.Both nations say they want to avoid going to war, but tensions have spiralled as a series of ...

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Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed inaugurated a building of Baridhara Scholars International School and College in the city on Monday.

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No six pack but Malinga still a big-game hunter: Mahela Jayawardene

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene praised Lasith Malinga for his ability to step up in big games after the paceman inspired his country's shock World Cup win over England.Malinga returned figures of four for 43 to help Sri Lanka dismiss England for 212 as they stunningly beat the hosts ...

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Banks must strengthen security systems to counter cyber heists

NEWS media reported that transnational scammers in May attacked three Bangladeshi commercial banks' networks and stole around Tk 25 crore from Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) while two other banks — NCC Bank and Prime Bank — claimed they however managed to avert financial losses.Intelligence agencies said hackers planted malware ...

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UK's Boris Johnson under pressure to explain domestic 'row'

Boris Johnson, the strong favourite to become Britain's next prime minister, came under pressure from figures in his own party on Sunday to explain reports of a domestic 'row' that led to a police visit.Although still heavily backed to beat Jeremy Hunt to become Conservative Party leader, and therefore prime ...

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North Korean leader receives 'excellent' letter from Trump: KCNA

AFP, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a personal letter of "excellent content" from US President Donald Trump, the country's state media said Sunday, amid a nuclear deadlock between Pyongyang and Washington.Talks have been stalled since the collapse of a second summit between Kim and Trump in Hanoi ...

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Tomalika returning with play Rarang

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :To change her personal life, National Film Award winner actress Tomalika Karmakar was in USA for last one year. Before Eid-ul-Fitr, she returned to country. Now she has decided to stay here and will continue acting. She is returning acting through her theatre troupe Aronnyok’s popular play ...

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Subsidise agriculture to maintain food security

AGRICULTURAL economists suggested the government for setting up a special fund from where the farmers would receive support during the harvesting period. As the growers become deprived of the fair price of their production, the fund would help the farmers and encourage them to stay in the agriculture sector. The ...

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Bangladesh to wait for Saifuddin to get fit

Considering the form of pace-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin, Bangladesh team management tries its best to get him fit ahead of their crucial clash against Afghanistan on Tuesday at the Southampton.Saifuddin has been the Bangladesh's 'go to' bowler in the death over and is the highest wicket-taker for the side with ...

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Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense

AP, Washington :Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said late Friday, as Washington navigates a spike in tensions with Iran.The nomination of Esper, who was this week elevated to acting Pentagon chief from his post as Army Secretary, was announced ...

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Govt worth its name must explain every abduction and every disappearance

Police have found Syed Iftekhar Alam Shourav, a nephew of former State Minister for Home Affairs Sohel Taj, in Mymensingh, 11 days after he went missing from Chattogram. Quoting officials of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit, media reported that an unidentified car dropped Shourav in front of a ...