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Why switching asthma inhaler could be better for you and the planet

Shawdesh Desk: The current aerosol asthma inhalers we use are cheap but, because of the gases they contain, are one of the NHS’s biggest contributions to climate change. Other countries

Light pollution in Bangladesh: A big blow to nature

Shawdesh desk: Great writers are said to be night owls as they find the night more productive than the day even though there are debates over body rhythms and the

Could Covid-19 still be affecting us in decades to come?

In the 1960s, epidemiologists studying the long-term prognosis of survivors of the 1918 Spanish Influenza began to notice an unusual trend. Those who were born between 1888 and 1924 –

Early sprouting predicts bumper mango yield in Rajshahi

Shawdesh dEsk: Although there are a couple of weeks more to end winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in the Rajshahi region. Mango trees are sprouting

Knowledge about HIV can make a difference among pregnant HIV infected women

Shawdesh desk: As Bangladesh enters the world of the AIDS, the evidence of its impact is undeniable. Most often, women discover their HIV positive status during their pregnancy. Thirty-three-year-old Ayesha

Ukraine: How big is Russia’s military build-up?

Shawdesh dEsk: Troops on the move About 35,000 Russian personnel are permanently stationed near Ukrainian territory. And on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry released pictures of military units on their

Dhaka Gate: Historic but left to decay

Shawdesh Desk: Be it Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate or Delhi’s India Gate — all these structures are the symbols of the respective cities and testimony of their

Arrested and beaten in Kazakhstan, say activists

The armed men in uniforms checked every ward, shouting that they were looking for people wounded in mass unrest that had left scores dead. Asel, who had been shot in