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How acrobatics was kept alive, and now looks to thrive in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) - Having been kept alive by a special initiative of Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy, the fledgling discipline of acrobatics in the country may finally be set to take flight.
Commuters lose hope as Uber accepts Dhaka’s ‘bad culture’
Dhaka, Jul 27 (UNB) – Barely 20 months ago when Uber cars hit the city streets, many had the expectation that the ridesharing service would bring about a cultural change here where auto-rickshaw drivers are always awful, but now Uber looks to have surrendered to Dhaka’s bad traffic culture to the dismay of commuters.
Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts
Bagerhat, Jul 28 (UNB) – With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world’s largest mangrove forest.
They think the tigers of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest abode of the big majestic cat, are now well-protected and their movement is safe as the activities of forest robbers and poachers have decreased to a large extent following smart patrolling in the forest.
As the Sundarbans tigers survive combating various natural disasters, there is no chance of their disappearance from the mangrove forest even if all the tigers get extinct from the rest of the world, said a wildlife expert.
According to sources, the number of tigers in the world's forests has dwindled to only 4,000 from 1 lakh over the last 100 years. Three sub-species of tiger out of total eight have already become extinct from the world.
Satkhira cattle traders gear up scary cow fattening drive ahead of Eid
Satkhira, July 26 (UNB) – Cattle traders in the district are now awfully busy fattening their cattle using harmful steroid in a bid to make quick buck during the Eid-ul-Azha, a festival when Muslims sacrifice millions of cattle across the country.
PM suggests measures to reduce road fatalities
Dhaka, Jun 25 (UNB) – Amid the growing road fatalities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday gave a number of directives to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to reduce road accidents in the country.