The Dhaka Times Desk The winners of British Council's 'IELTS Prize 2023' were announced recently.
Through this annual competition, the British Council offers financial assistance of 5 thousand pounds to IELTS test takers. These financial grants are awarded to assist with tuition fees for admission to English-speaking universities.
This year's competition was open to IELTS test takers from Bangladesh, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
A total of seven winners from Bangladesh were selected through a competitive application process. The winners are – Maisha Maliha (1st); Ashiq Bhuiyan (second); Anamika Pooja (Second); Ahsan Shakib (3rd); MA Shadab Siddiqui (3rd); Prabha Biswas (3rd) and Alveer Hasan (3rd).
Tom Mischa, Director Bangladesh, British Council, said, “Congratulations to this year's IELTS prize winners. This award will help the students to pursue higher education in the world's best universities. In addition, winners will have the opportunity to travel to new countries, experience new cultures and become part of the global IELTS community.”
Those interested to know about IELTS prize, application process and related topics can visit this address (https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/study-work-abroad/ielts-prize). News bulletins.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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