Excessive intake of red meat increases risk of heart attacks

Experts say that excessive consumption of red or processed meat significantly increase the risk of heart disease.

The experts from public and private heart disease the number of patients said treatment centers with heart BSS reports complications increased at least by 10 percent during the period of Eid-ul-Azha compared to other times.

The intake of red meat is a fashion almost in every home as at least 2.50 million cows and goats sacrificed are nationwide on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha the second largest religious festival of Muslims in the country every year.

This period is a major source of red meat and high consumption of red meat loads ultimately diseases such as heart disease, sources at the National Institute of cardiovascular diseases (NICVD) said on Monday.

That meant this time very crucial for those is that are raised already high pressure and high cholesterol levels in the blood of red meat as the risk of heart attack.

The doctor advised the people including patients not to take excessive amount of red meat in the daily menu.

A threat to the health of the country has developed heart disease, as recent survey on cardiovascular disease found that about 35 percent of the adult population of the country are exposed to the diseases of heart related. Labaid cardiac hospital sources said that approximately 1,800 patients each week on their inner and 120 inside discusses districts.

Hospitals including the NICVD and the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh have special measures, which handle higher number of patients during this special time.

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Kohinoor Villa is still memories of 16 Shaheeds

KUSHTIA, Nov 30, 2009 (BSS): Rabiul Huq and Arshadul Huq, owner of Kohinoor bakery Faiz market, repatriated from Hoogli district in India before the partition of India in 1947.

The two brothers bought a House with a high hope 19 Rajab Ali Chowdhury lane in Kushtia city and began living with the members of their families.

The two brothers in fact their business with oven inside the House and began to sell bread and pastries to the local population.

The whole family was very popular in the town because of her humble and gentle behavior. The business of the two brothers was together with their business or goodwill and family reputation thrive.

At the beginning of the war of liberation in 1971 imposed curfew in the city at night. But the two brothers knew that a group of freedom fighters from Arua para Chhoto wireless as a whole had taken a position.

At the dead of every night, the brothers used to food from their bakery for the freedom fighters to a place where they were hidden. Some times she used to send their employees bakery Asad with the food.

Arshad of the and of Rabiul supported the freedom fighters enraged the Bihari's, life in the neighborhood, the intended, to kill the entire family if she would get the first chance.

At the outbreak of the war of liberation, the city took a deserted look like most of the residents who fled areas. The used agent by the occupying power opportunity to go further in the city at that time for vandalism in the city, looting of abandoned houses and carrying out torture on those people.

If the inhuman atrocities were, of Rabiul and Arshad of families left Kushtia city and began in Kamalpur Upazila with one her relatives live.

But the Bihari's with their killing ground in the eye again to families bring and you wanted to kill. With their wicked design in mind, she went to the Kamalpur and Arshad and Rabiul return requested in the city and guarantee them security.

To believe the families of the conspirators without hesitation came news back in Kushtia city on 18 September 1971. listening on their return, were two other guests also comprising Kohinoor Villa remain.

The family was a bit relaxed after returning to their own place and around 22: 30, they went to family talk for sleep. And then came the terror on innocent people.

In the dead of the night the Bhiharis crashed the main doors of the Kohinoor Villa and joined her in the House with deadly weapons in their hands, surrounding faces with red scurf.

"The bandits guest rooms of the Khohinoor Villa, took all the members in a room in the back of the Villa", said Abdul Kader, was the witness of the gruesome murders.

The hooligans then pits holes in the Vearanda Villa makeshift earthen ovens to construct, arranged for a large solid cooking and play songs loudly on a the picnic atmosphere.

The whole atmosphere created a bait, so that no one would have the hint of an incident cruel killing are in a few moments to place.

The hated butcher took drugs heavily and then went to the room where the Kohinoor Villa kept the occupants. She dragged two young women and pushed them to another room, where the doors and Windows were closed.

Soon they started indescribable torture on the women and then slaughtered they were together. The wild took over the male members from the area and the head chopped off.

You also children of lens free of charge killed and then slit the abdominal two pregnant women took their babies out and those killed together with their mothers.

The witness said that very funny his dinner had the killer on the porch, which was cooked in the makeshift ovens and links Kohinoor Villa.

After 38 years of atrocities Kohinoor Villa is still silence in the face of the terrible experience of that terrible night. The Bihari's killed 16 of the members of the family, later buried in a mass grave behind Kohinoor Villa.

The Kohinoor Villa was not maintained, as it should be and now in a State of disrepair, it was while broke the mass grave in many places. However, there is a table before Kohinoor Villa with a monogram of freedom fighters and names of the Shaheeds.

Who were killed by the wild is Rabiul Huq, his first and second wives, son Abdul Hannan, Mannan, brother Arshadul Huq and his wife Begum and Mohammad Rezaul guest and shop owners, Asad, Batasi and Jarina, their daughters, ANU and Afroza and son Ashraf, relative Razia.

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B' b'desh, most lose marine fish population for global warming

Experts said Bangladesh's population as a result of climate change provide most of the marine fish, a big blow to thousands of people lose depending on handling of fish in the sea, lines reports

"Bangladesh has a long coastal strip 710 km with abundant marine resources." We have found so far some 475 species of marine fish, 400 mollusc and 200 species of sea forest. Unfortunately some of them have disappeared, and many more are on the verge of extinction, "Prof Nani Gopal by Chittagong University Marine Biology Department told the news agency."

Johnius Coitor, Nematalosa Galatheae, Pseudapocryptes Gill openings, Thunnus Albacares, Thunnus Obesus and Xiphias gladius are the scientific names of some of the marine fish of different countries, including Bangladesh, have been included in the red list of the International Union for the conservation of nature (IUCN).

He said monsoon variations, frequent droughts and severe storms would also kill the fish in the Interior inland waters and their breeding patterns affect. "If significant impacts on the ecosystems, this would jeopardise an important food source in some coastal areas."

"Several fish as mentioned will be removed from these areas, if they adapt quickly to the changing salinity levels can not." "Fish are also very sensitive to temperature and some species - - can go locally extinct those who swim not far," he added.

The Bay of Bengal had a number of reasons behind the deterioration of ecological Prof. Gopal. These include sea temperature, increase in salinity, Habitat conversion of marine fish, massive resources, introduction of exotic species and commercial use or over hunting further increase.

According to international research by WorldFish with support of the British Department for international development (DFID), both coastal and landlocked countries in Africa, Malawi, Guinea, Senegal and Uganda, four Asian tropical countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Yemen, and two countries in South America, are Peru and Colombia, that economically vulnerable to the effects of global warming on fisheries.

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BNP holds ' '70pc District Councils, leaders', are hand-picked '

BNP 70 per cent councils choose new committees in the districts decided who the BNP said Office Secretary Rizvi Ahmed at a press conference in the city Monday, reports September.

"The District Councils will be performed in the midst of various obstacles and opposition."

Many local councils the main opposition party could not held by internal strife.

Mr Ahmed said that the political forum would decide on including as Councillors in the National Council districts, the councils within the time limit did not know.

Office Secretary of the Party of Naya Paltan Office said, "the subcommittees work to the National Council to make successfully." "Last Monday, our central leaders the Narail District Councils, Northern Mymensingh and Kurigram are including join."

BNP who is National Council held on December 8 in the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.

Replying to a query, Mr Ahmed said: "The Party Election Commission will explain the election timetable for the election of the President." "List of voters is published immediately after the District Councils."

Among other things Jubo Dal were Azad and former student leader Asadul Karim Vice President Qayum Chowdhury, joint General Secretary of Abdus Salam Shahin at the press conference.

Leaders of the BNP would be handpicked Meanwhile by the leader this time also like all former Councils.

"According to the Constitution, there is no provision for the vote and there will be no votes in the National Assembly" BNP Joint Secretary General Goyeshwar Chandra Roy said Sunday.

"In this Council the would are chosen by direct vote of the members of the Council on the basis of the previous Constitution of the party," he told reporters at party headquarters in Naya Paltan.

"The old Committee would be dissolved automatically after the election."

"The newly elected Chairman is the Federal Executive Board, including the new Standing Committee before the Councillors present."

According to the structure of the Organization, the highest position of the Chairman is to vote only if there is more than a candidate.

Already has a Committee of senior party leaders, TH Khan led is formed. The timetable of the election for the Office of the President could be declared on December 1 or 2.

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Free make realistic step Barind tract of desertification

RAJSHAHI, Nov 30, 2009 (BSS): Speakers in a discussion clearly for the implementation of a needs-based step called, to the huge tract of Barind area free of the possible desertification.

They said that enrich the surface water resources through the existing ponds and canals in the area of the means for the prevention of desertification could be re-excavating.

A discussion forum made these observations during addressing the speakers.

Sustainable agriculture and socio-economic development organized Organization (ASSEDO) the discussion in his Office Sunday.

The spokesman said that importance must be passed, renovation and maintenance of abandoned ponds and channels through proper change to ensure sustainable livelihoods of for poor farmers.

ASSEDO Executive Director Rabiul Alam, NGO leaders Syed Salah Uddin and Benziger amine Hasda, Chairman of the fisheries and aquaculture and Fisheries Department of Rajshahi University Dr. Akhter Hossain journalist sea Hassan Abdullah addressed the discussion, among other things.

You said that the rights of the poor and marginal farmers on existing natural resources including Khas are ponds and channels gradual withdrawal from various reasons especially the effects of climate change make their livelihoods at risk.

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