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Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 35

Tales From the City Episodes 32: Breaking the news

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Jonaki's Headquarters

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Discobang's Pad

Hey friends, We just celebrated Victory Day two days ago. Did you see the big flag everyone made? We’ve got some cool flag facts for you to learn. We get to meet another special cat named Chewy. Lots of fun stuff for us to check out. And at the Treehouse, Discobang has to break

some really bad news to Dr Meow and Speedy. Flip to the page to help him out!

This week, we have a special story from our friend Rishov Shadman. As always, we love hearing from our friends. Send us your poems, stories and drawings to treehouse@dhakatribune.com

sports star

Sugar Ray Robinson Love Jonaki Teacher of the week

An inspirational figure

A weekly production of

DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan

Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Treehouse Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Tahsin Momin Baizid Haque Joarder Contributor Rohini Alamgir Sama E Deen Rad Sharar Syed Azraf Zaman Solution: Bob Wilson is “The Monster Clown.” Even though he apparently was fast asleep the bandage had been changed within the last hour (different stripes), indicating that his injury was a fake to give him an alibi, assisted by his wife - as yet another victim of “The Monster Clown.”

Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Rio Shuvo

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Graphics Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Mohammed Mahbub Alam

Syed Azraf Zaman Courtesy

Colour Specialist Shekhar Mondal Kazi Syras Al Mahmood Production Masum Billah

Circulation Wahid Murad Email treehouse@dhakatribune.com Website www.dhakatribune.com

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Teacher of the week Abu Ashraf Quader Iqbal Supervillain of the week Wasp Sports star Sugar Ray Robinson Word on the street Eyes to mesmerise

3 Tales from the city Breaking the news

4 Bhootum’s Classroom Amazing facts; Jokes Flag facts Learn English kids Funnies

5 Speedy’s Zone

Book A Very Fuddles Christmas Movie Christmas with Tucker Story Dream of a poor boy Videogame Molecubes

6 Dr Meow’s Lab

My pet story The real return of the Jedi DIY Confetti on balloons Fun science Milk and colours Animal facts Doyel Pakhi

Sugar Ray Robinson was an American boxer, often called the greatest of all time.

His professional career began at the age

of only 19, from which he went on to be unbeaten in 91 fights in a row from 1943 to 1951, the third longest in professional boxing history. Of the 175 wins in his career, 110 were knockouts. Winning both the middleweight and welterweight crowns, he was dubbed “pound for pound, the best.” Robinson was named “fighter of the year” not once, but twice. rad sharar

Superhero of the week

Wasp Real Name Janet Van Dyne Species Human (empowered) Team affiliations Avengers, Lady Liberators Originally known as The Winsome Wasp, this superhuman has the powers to grow many times her real size, shrink, fly, throw energy blasts and control insects with her mind. The wasp is also extremely intelligent

and an amazing planner. She was one of the founding members of the Avengers, and even named it herself. If that wasn’t enough, she was even elected as the leader after a few years. Saving the world countless times, even returning from death in the battle against shape shifting aliens called Skrulls, the Wasp is considered, by fans, as one of the greatest leaders of her time.

Rad Sharar

word on the street Suhadha Afrin

Eyes to mesmerise This girl has charming eyes. They have a language. They speak of love, dreams and a sparkling future that they so well deserve. Look closelythey speak of hope, the undying kind, the kind that makes you believe in yourself. They challenge you to look for positivity where there may be none, believe when there is distress.

It’s a power not many are blessed with, making you look deep into your own soul and decide for yourself, what it is, that you choose to hope for, today, tomorrow, and forever.

MUNIRA FIDAI

Source: Jaago Foundation www.jaago.com.bd

Advertising Shahidan Khurshed

A genius in the field of accounting and an inspiring teacher, Abu Ashraf Quader Iqbal started his career as an IT trainer in Dhaka. After completing his education, he joined Scholastica and has been teaching there ever since. Accounting is no easy subject, but some teachers are exceptional in making topics enjoyably simple. Undoubtedly, Mr. Iqbal is one of them.

A great tennis and cricket fan, Mr. Iqbal enjoys watching matches in his free time. Nothing makes him happier than giving advice and helping his students on how to begin their career and succeed. He trties to help them as much as possible. When asked about why he took up teaching as a profession, he replied, “I found teaching to be a noble profession. Working with kids is very challenging and exciting at the same time. Also to contribute towards building a future generation through knowledge and to act as a mentor and educator.”

Birth name Walker Smith Jr. Occupation Professional Boxer Nationality American Total fights 200 Wins 175

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Treehouse Comics

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Bhootum's Classroom

Created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Colour by Rio Shuvo

Tales From the City

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Episode 32: Breaking the news

ROFL Q Why was the girl sitting on a clock?

A To be on time!

Q What made everyone tired on April 1st?

A They just finished a March of 31 days!

Q Why is a tree like a big dog?

A They both have lot of bark!

Q What is given to a sick lemon?

A Lemon aid Q What makes movie stars cool?

A They have many fans!

The story so far The Evil Human Boy has caught Jonaki! Discobang has to go and tell the rest of his friends. How will they take the news?

Q What did the ocean do to the beach?

A It waved!

Q Why did the banker leave her job?

A She lost interest!

FLAG FACTS

funnies What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

Lost!

Do you understand the joke?

Elephants don’t live in the North Pole. If you saw an elephant in the snow it would probably have got lost! If you are ‘lost’ it means you don’t know where you are. more online at: You can see this activity and englishkids arn g/le il.or unc hco www.britis

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• Recognised on January 17, 1972.

• Colours green and red are in a proportion of 10:6.

• Designed by painter Quamrul Hassan • Original flag design had a map of Bangladesh in the middle of the red circle. The map was removed due to the difficulty of presenting it correctly on both sides of the flag.

• The red circle at the centre has a radius of 1/5th of the length of the flag.

• The green represents the natural green beauty of Bangladesh.

• The red circle represents the blood of the martyrs, and also is a symbol of the rising sun over Bengal after the dark bloody nights.

• The flag can only be used to cover the coffin of those people who have died while serving Bangladesh or protecting her freedom.

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Speedy's Zone Christmas with Tucker is the story of a 13-year-old boy named George and his feelings regarding his parent’s recent death. Instead of showing him as a sad character, the movie shows how he recovers from such deep misery.

Also, while dealing with the situation, George helps his grandparents at their dairy farm.

Eventually, George develops a keen bond with a neighbor’s dog, whom he

book

It’s always the cat!

Fuddles, a pampered black and white cat, who under the care of his loving family, has grown to be very spoilt. “A Very Fuddles Christmas” is a seasonal release of the previous book “Fuddles” containing the same cat.

It all begins with his mission to snack on the Christmas turkey, which he thought was his. Fuddles continues with his mischief even after being told off. While he’s at it, he manages to get tangled between the Christmas light,

Story Zoinul the son of a poor family living in a slum is the son of a rickshaw driver. His mother died right after giving birth to him. His father told him that when someone dies, they become a star in the sky. He misses his mother so much that every night Zoinul would look up at the sky and try to find out if his mother is within the thousand stars.

Every day he would roam the streets with his friends and would see many rich kids buying toys and clothes. He would see other kids going to school wearing uniforms and carrying school bags. He would close his eyes and dream of himself going to school with a nice uniform and a red school bag.

One day he was walking alone in a narrow street and suddenly his eyes noticed a bag that was lying beside the road. No one was around, so he picked it up. He was spellbound for a few moments - the bag was filled with money. He had never seen so much money in his life. Scared, Zoinul didn’t know what to do with it. He thought that this time all his dreams would come true. Zoinul took the bag and ran home. When he reached home, he

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tips over the Christmas tree and takes a dive in the snow. Once out of the house, he chases a squirrel to the end of a tree branch and takes a tumble through the chimney.

This book is sure to give you a tummyache because of the hilarious incidents caused by Fuddles.

Grab a copy of this book from your nearest book store and enjoy this fun filled adventure.

Dr Meow's Lab

MUST watch movie

tucker saves the day

names Tucker.

This particularly special relationship helps George in getting better, and also in learning lessons in responsibilities.

Together they go through many ups and downs. This movie shows the unconditional bond between family and friends, people and animals.

Together, it makes a great, valuable story.

Avita Maheen

video game

animal facts

Doyel Pakhi • •

Fun

Science

A BURST OF COLOUR IN A TRAY OF MILK

Chemistry mystery

Rishov Shadman

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my pet story

The Real Return of the Jedi

Syed Azraf Zaman

couldn’t read the papers. So, they went to a shopkeeper and asked: “Can you read this note for us and is there any address?” The shopkeeper agreed to do so. After reading it, he replied “There is a phone number.” Zoinul’s father asked him to make a call to the number.

“Hello who is it?” Zoinul’s father said: “I am Rahim, I am a rickshaw driver.

I found a bag.” The person said: “Oh, thank goodness my bag is safe. Umm, by the way where do you live?” He said: “I live in a slum near Gulshan.” “Oh, ok I am coming to take my bag.” After a few minutes, the person came to take his bag. The person said: “Thank you for looking after my bag. What do you want from me? I will give you anything you want.” Zoinul’s father said: “I don’t need any money. I want my son to go to school.” The person laughed out loud and said: “Oh, that’s not a problem. Zoinul will go to school from tomorrow.” Zoinul was so happy and he remembered his beautiful mother from his dream. The next day, the person came to their house and took Zoinul to school. He also bought a uniform and a red school bag for him. Zoinul and his father lived happily ever after.

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Original name: Oriental Magpie Robin Scientific name: “Copsychus saularis” National bird of Bangladesh Also known as mystery birds Usually black and white in colour and has a long tail Popular for its singing Able to imitate calls of other birds Deeply fond of insects and worms They hop with their tail being raised Breeds in January to June Usually don’t migrate avita maheen

Dream of a poor boy thought he will buy many toys, clothes, and finally be able to go to school.

Zoinul took the bag in his lap and kept thinking. He was waiting for his father to come back and he didn’t know when he fell asleep. He was dreaming and he saw that he is on a rooftop. He walked towards the edge and began watching the cars on the streets. Suddenly he heard a beautiful voice calling him from behind, “Zoinul, I am your mother, how are you my son?” He was trying to walk towards her but his legs weren’t moving. He cried out and suddenly his legs slipped and he was falling down and his mother was crying and yelling, “Zoinul do not make mistakes… Zoinul do not make mistakes!”

He woke up and his eyes were filled with tears. It was night already and he was waiting for his father. When his father came home, Zoinul yelled: “Father! Father! Look what I found.”

Zoinul opened the bag and his father was surprised. They were thinking what to do with this money. Zoinul told his father what he saw in his dream.

His father took the bag and searched the pockets of the bag for something else. His father found some papers in one pocket. However, his father

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Learning chemistry from books may become boring, especially when proper guidance is not within reach. If that is the case, we have the perfect tool for you.

“Molecubes” is an interactive game whose main objective is to shine the light of chemistry knowledge upon us.

The game encourages you to apply your knowledge of chemistry to complete each level and progress to the next.

In this game, you are the avatar within a small grid, pushing around blocks from solids to liquids, gases, flammable materials and sometimes even changing the pH. You use blocks, fire and litmus paper to complete each level.

You even get to solve different puzzles which would, enhance your logical thinking skills. This game will also provide you with a fun-filled experience and at the same time help you grasp basic Chemistry concepts.

Syed Azraf Zaman

Whoever knew milk can do magic!

What you need • A tray • Food colouring • Milk • Liquid soap for washing dishes What you need to do Pour the milk into the tray to cover the bottom. Add five to six drops of food colouring to the milk at different spots. Put five drops of liquid soap onto the drop of food colouring and notice how the colour spreads throughout the tray. Use more food colouring and watch the show.

What’s happening Milk contains fat. When liquid soap is added to the milk, the soap particles try to break down the fat molecules in it. While doing that, the soap causes the colours to scatter and causes bright patterns of different shades to form throughout the tray. sama e deen

Chewbacca, aka Chewy, my orangishbrown and white striped cat, is a total goofball. He is possibly the most curious cat I know. I sometimes spend hours sitting on my bed and watch him roam around my entire room, sniffing and obviously, chewing, everything. He especially loves chewing on wires and power cables. Obviously he’s the one I worry about the most.

I found Chewy lying under my car on Dhanmondi 12/a one day. He was a month old at the time, and only half alive.

He definitely had pneumonia, and a lot of other problems. Obhoyoronno was a lifesaver. They helped me nurse that baby cat back to life. His head still bobs around when he moves and his coordination isn’t the best because he has brain damage.

Yet he’s alive and he is about to turn six

months soon.

The greatest thing about having Chewy is that my two cats, Djarth and him, are the best pair I can imagine.

These two are closer to me than blood brothers now. They fight, they play, they scratch me to death, and then they lie on my bed (in my spot) and hug each other and sleep.

Chewy is cuter this way. He still likes sleeping on my bed with me, and every night he crawls into any space next to me, curls up into a ball and falls asleep.

When I am getting dressed for work, he follows me around from room to room, and when I try to leave, he tries to come with me. He definitely made his way into my heart, and I’ll bet if you saw him, you would fall for his charms too!

Rohini Alamgir

DIY

Confetti Dipped Balloons Everybody decorates their homes before a party or an invite these days.

Question is, how do you make your decorations look different than the others? You funk it up! Here’s a cool way to make your balloons look special and add an extra sprinkle to your home.

You need • Balloons • Gold foil strips (available in gift shops and wedding decoration stores) • Liquid glue

• Small bowl • Thick paint brush What you need to do 1. Blow the balloon.

2. Pour a bit of glue into a small bowl.

3. Dip the brush into the glue and apply evenly on the lower part of the balloon.

4. Ask an adult to cut the strips into little pieces for you.

5. Sprinkle the pieces over the glued parts of the balloons until properly covered. Let it dry.

Rad Sharar

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