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Infectious diseases: Anthrax in 16 districts in four decades

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Desk Report: The infectious disease anthrax (takka disease) has been spreading in the country for more than four decades. At different times, the disease has spread to 16 districts, mainly in the northern region. Recently, the disease was detected in cattle in Rangpur and Gaibandha in the northern region. Several infections have also been detected in humans in Rangpur. There has been concern among marginalized people in the affected areas about the recent spread of anthrax. However, experts say with caution that the disease can be prevented through vaccination of…

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Lamborghini-style speedboat on the Brahmaputra River

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Desk Report: A schoolboy from Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha has built a speedboat modeled after a Lamborghini. This speedboat, built by 17-year-old Rahad Khandaker, is now plying on the Brahmaputra River. It has received a huge response in the area. This boat, modeled after the Italian luxury car manufacturer Lamborghini, can seat five people at a time. The car has a wooden steering wheel, meter, lighting and horn switch in front. Pictures have been painted in place of the wheels. It takes two liters of oil to run per hour.…

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Winter is coming to the north, dense fog in Panchagarh in mid-autumn

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Desk Report: It is autumn according to the six seasons. Winter is still about three months away. But in the meantime, in Panchagarh, the northernmost district of the country, the nature of the morning was covered with a thick blanket of fog this Saturday. Drivers had to drive vehicles with headlights on from dawn until at least 10 am. According to Jitendranath Roy, officer-in-charge of Tentulia Meteorological Observatory, this is a sign of the arrival of winter. The lowest temperature recorded this morning was 25 degrees Celsius. As a result,…

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Student crisis in government schools

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Desk Report: KN Road Government Primary School is located on V.E.D. Road in Gaibandha city. The school, established 63 years ago, is densely populated. As such, the classrooms should be packed with students. But the reality is different. There are only 40 students from kindergarten to fifth grade in this school. The number of students by grade is 11 in kindergarten, 7 in first grade, 4 in second, 5 in third, 4 in fourth, and 5 in fifth grade. However, the school has 6 teachers and 2 employees. Although the…

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Picture of Sheikh Mujib-Hasina at the advisors’ meeting!

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Desk Report: Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhtar was surprised when pictures of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the LED screen. At that time, officials of the Livestock Department, the organizer of the meeting, were in an embarrassing situation. The incident took place today, Sunday, at the Rangpur Livestock and Dairy Development Project’s view-sharing meeting. Advisor Farida Akhtar attended the meeting as the chief guest at the city’s RDRS auditorium. The picture was suddenly displayed at the meeting moderated by Livestock Officer and Project…

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