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Cancer fighting therapy shows promise as treatment to speed up wound healing
Aug 2, 2016News Hour: A type of targeted therapy that has shown promising results treating advanced melanoma could also be used to help speed up how the skin repairs itself from injury, UCLA researchers have found, providing a... -
Ecologist tracks tick-borne diseases beyond their usual borders
Aug 2, 2016News Hour: As spring blooms, people in the Northeast and Midwest look forward to spending more time outdoors—which also means plotting ways to avoid the disease carrying black-legged deer tick. This year new research shows that... -
Trading changes how brain processes selling decisions
Aug 2, 2016News Hour: Experience in trading changes how the human brain evaluates the sale of goods, muting a well-established economic bias known as the endowment effect, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. The findings, to... -
NASA’s Kepler confirms 100+ exoplanets during its K2 mission
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: An international team of astronomers has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission. Out of 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets... -
Excelerious 2016 held in Bangladesh
Jul 29, 2016News Hour: Excelerious 2016, a signature competition program based on MS Excel kicked off as inauguration takes place at the headquarters of Enliven Bangladesh on July 22nd, 2016 and also at Radio ABC with a special... -
Offices of British Council Bangladesh closed temporarily to review security procedures
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Offices of British Council in Bangladesh have been closed temporarily to review their security procedures. The British Council Bangladesh has announced it today in it’s Facebook page. According to the post by British Council... -
Disability inclusion in the furniture sector in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2016Tanzina Nitol: “I didn’t like school at all. My parents and the neighbourhood tried to get me involved but I never went because the other children made fun of me and I didn’t like to study.”... -
Mushrooms can be the answer for people with Disabilities
Jul 15, 2016Tanzina Nitol: When Kajal was a baby, a sudden attack of untreated fever left her legs immobile. Unable to handle this pressure, on top of the extreme poverty they were already suffering from, Kajal’s father fled. ... -
Vocational training to change life
Jul 15, 2016Tanzina Nitol: “Not many women can attain a supervisory position in the food industry,” says Suma Begum with a sparkle in her eye. “Both employers and family members intervene to restrict them.” Currently working as an... -
Human Resource Development Fund confirmed to promote employment in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2016News Hour: The establishment of a National Human Resource Development Fund (NHRDF) was confirmed in Bangladesh on May 14th 2016 by the A.B.M. Khorshed Alam, CEO, National Skills Development Council Secretariat, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment,...
