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Water pollution - sustaining water bodies for future

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 Water pollution - sustaining water bodies for future  - Nurul Mostafa Kamal Zafari  ⚫🟡⚫ Water is everywhere. But not a single drop to drink. Yesterday I was travelling from one of the islands in Bangladesh's southern part. This island is famous for producing betel leaf (a leaf chewed by south-estern folks with some other spices, especially betel nut) and once abundant with drinkable water including surface water. In the speed boat, I was chatting with some of the passengers, one of them is old, Sadhan Dutt, expereinced, seemed, was a little bit nervous and excited as his betel leaf gardens are under water for excessive rainfall. His point is very clear, water is excessively available when it is not needed but scarce when it is needed so much.  Then another passenger responded with a different tone. A woman, Fojila Begum, seemingly house wife, couldn't water her kitchen gardens during dry season. She is almost 70 as she couldn't recall her actual birthday. She used ...

āĻŽুāϜিāĻŦāĻŦাāĻĻ āĻŽুāϰ্āĻĻাāĻŦাāĻĻ

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  āĻŽুāϜিāĻŦāĻŦাāĻĻ āĻŽুāϰ্āĻĻাāĻŦাāĻĻ - āύুāϰুāϞ āĻŽোāϏ্āϤāĻĢা āĻ•াāĻŽাāϞ āϜাāĻĢāϰী, āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒাāĻĻāĻ•, TOT - The Oriental Tone āĻŦিāĻāύāĻĒি'āϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ াāϤা āϏ্āĻŦাāϧীāύāϤাāϰ āϘোāώāĻ• āĻļāĻšীāĻĻ āĻĒ্āϰেāϏিāĻĄেāύ্āϟ āϜেāύাāϰেāϞ āϜি⧟াāωāϰ āϰāĻšāĻŽাāύ (āĻļāĻšীāĻĻ āϜি⧟া) āĻĒ্āϰেāϏিāĻĄেāύ্āϟ āĻĨাāĻ•া āĻ…āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা⧟ āĻ—োāĻĒাāϞāĻ—āĻž্āϜে āĻ—ি⧟েāĻ›িāϞেāύ āϏāĻŽাāĻŦেāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤে। āĻĒাāϰেāύ āύাāχ। āĻ—োāĻĒাāϞāĻ—āĻž্āϜে āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦেāĻļেāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻļāĻšāϰেāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϧাāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦেāĻļ āĻĒāĻĨে āϏ্āĻĨাāύী⧟ āφāĻ“ā§ŸাāĻŽীāĻĒāύ্āĻĨী āϜāύāϤা āĻŽাāύāĻŦāĻĒ্āϰাāϚীāϰ āϤৈāϰি āĻ•āϰে āϜেāύাāϰেāϞ āϜি⧟াāωāϰ āϰāĻšāĻŽাāύেāϰ āĻ—া⧜িāĻŦāĻšāϰ āĻĨাāĻŽি⧟ে āĻĻে⧟। āωāϤ্āϤেāϜিāϤ āϞীāĻ—েāϰ āϏāĻŽāϰ্āĻĨāĻ•েāϰা āĻļāĻšীāĻĻ āϜি⧟াāĻ•ে āωāĻĻ্āĻĻেāĻļ্āϝ āĻ•āϰে 'āϘাāϤāĻ•', 'āĻŦāĻ™্āĻ—āĻŦāύ্āϧুāϰ āĻ–ুāύি' āχāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি āĻŦāϞāϤে āĻĨাāĻ•ে। āĻŽāĻž্āϚ āĻĒ্āϰāϏ্āϤুāϤ āĻĨাāĻ•āϞেāĻ“ āĻĒ্āϰেāϏিāĻĄেāύ্āϟ āϜি⧟াāωāϰ āϰāĻšāĻŽাāύ āĻŦāĻ•্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻĻিāϤে āĻĒাāϰেāύ āύাāχ। āϝে āϜা⧟āĻ—া⧟ āϜāύāϏāĻ­া āĻšāĻŦাāϰ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ›িāϞ, āĻĒ্āϰেāϏিāĻĄেāύ্āϟ āϜি⧟া āϏেāĻ–াāύে āωāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻšāϞে āĻŦিāĻ•্āώোāĻ­ে āωāϤ্āϤাāϞ āĻšā§Ÿে āĻ“āĻ ে āϚাāϰāĻĻিāĻ•। āĻŦিāĻ•্āώোāĻ­āĻ•াāϰীāϰা āĻŽাāχāĻ• āĻ›িāύি⧟ে āύে⧟ āĻāĻŦং āĻŽāĻž্āϚ āĻ­াāĻ™āϚুāϰ āĻ•āϰে। āϰাāώ্āϟ্āϰāĻĒāϤি āϜি⧟াāωāϰ āϰāĻšāĻŽাāύেāϰ āϏāĻĢāϰāϏāĻ™্āĻ—ী āύিāϰাāĻĒāϤ্āϤা āĻĻāϞ āĻĻ্āϰুāϤ āϤাāĻ•ে āϘিāϰে āĻŦেāϏ্āϟāύি āϤৈāϰি āĻ•āϰে। āĻ…āϤিāϰিāĻ•্āϤ āύিāϰাāĻĒāϤ্āϤা āĻŦাāĻšিāύী āĻšেāϞিāĻ•āĻĒ্āϟাāϰ āϝোāĻ—ে āĻāϏে āϏāĻ­াāϏ্āĻĨāϞে āĻ…āĻĒাāϰেāĻļāύ āϚাāϞি⧟ে āϜāύাāĻŦ āĻĒ্āϰেāϏিāĻĄেāύ্āϟāĻ•ে āĻšেāϞিāĻ•āĻĒ্āϟাāϰ āϝোāĻ—ে āĻ—োāĻĒাāϞāĻ—āĻž্āϜ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ–ুāϞāύা⧟ āύি⧟ে āϝাāύ। āĻāϰāĻļাāĻĻেāϰ āϘāϟāύাāĻ“ āĻĒ্āϰা⧟ āĻāĻ•āχ। āϰাāώ্āϟ্āϰāĻĒāϤি āĻĨাāĻ•া āĻ…āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা⧟ āĻšুāϏেāχāύ āĻŽুāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻ āĻāϰāĻļা...

History of Kiribati: a short timeline

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Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central Pacific Ocean. Spanning across 33 atolls and reef islands, Kiribati boasts a rich and complex history shaped by indigenous cultures, colonial influences, and its unique geographical position. The islands of Kiribati were first settled by Micronesians around 3000 BC. These early inhabitants developed a distinct culture characterized by sophisticated navigation skills, intricate social structures, and a deep connection to the ocean. Traditional Kiribati society was organized around extended families and villages, with chiefs playing a significant role in decision-making. The people were skilled fishermen, farmers, and craftspeople, creating intricate woven mats, canoes, and tools. Key Aspects of I-Kiribati Culture: Te mwaie: A traditional meeting house Bweti: Traditional outrigger canoe. Dance and Music: Integral parts of ceremonies and celebrations. Storytelling: Passing down history and tradit...

Is Bangladesh ready for another pandemic?

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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in healthcare systems worldwide. Bangladesh, a densely populated country with limited resources, faced significant challenges. While the nation demonstrated resilience and made commendable progress, understanding its strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement is crucial for future pandemic preparedness. Bangladesh's health sector possesses several strengths that proved vital during the pandemic: Community Health Workers (CHWs): A well-established network of CHWs played a crucial role in disseminating information, providing basic healthcare services, and conducting contact tracing at the grassroots level. Decentralized Healthcare System: A tiered healthcare system, with primary healthcare centers at the community level, helped to manage the influx of patients and provide essential services closer to home. Government Initiatives: The government implemented various initiatives, including setting up dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, pr...

TOT All Relevant Links

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