Treehouse Volume 2 Issue 40

Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Volume 2, Issue 40

JONAKI AND FRIENDS talk and travel

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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey friends, This week we’ll be paying our respects to those who sacrificed their lives so that we could freely speak in Bangla today and learn about the importance of February 21. We will then take a short trip to Peru at Speedy’s Zone (Pg5) and learn about their culture. Be sure to check

out Jonaki and the Treehouse (Pg3), and read the stories we’ve got in our pocket for you. Don’t forget to send me any poems, arts etc at treehouse.dt@ dhakatribune.com Have a great week!

Love Jonaki

A weekly production of

DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Asst Magazine Editor Tahsin Momin Treehouse Team Saudia Afrin Raisa Rahim Rad Sharar Baizid Haque Joarder Contributor Pragya Rahman Ehsan Sunny Solution: The P1 is the murderer. He tried to frame the husband by superimposing his picture on the photo, but the tree in the background bending against the wind in the opposite direction gave him away.

Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Priyo

Contents

Graphic Tahsin Momin Colour specialist Shekhar Mondal Advertising Zia Ur Rahman Production Masum Billah Circulation Masud Kabir Pavel Mail us at treehouse@dhakatribune.com www.dhakatribune.com

2 Discobang’s pad

4 Bhootum’s Classroom

3 Tales from the city

5 Speedy’s Zone

Word on the street A Ride In A Car International Mother Language Day Thanked in Blood

Fiction Dream The Seventh Tiger

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Amazing facts Connect the dots Colour it

Facts Peruvian Perks

6 Dr Meow’s Lab

Food Spicy, hearty and heavy Peru

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Discobang's Pad

Word on the street

A RIDE IN A CAR Discobang is a real party animal. He loves meeting new people.

A simple wish…maybe just to ride the car for once. She knows that she might never have the chance. She also knows that if she gets any closer she might get told off the driver. Not having the chance just leaning on the car - to get closer to the dream a bit. But if she knew education is the key to make all wishes come true.

Humayra Mostafa

Source: Jaago Foundation www.jaago.com.bd

Anita

Suhadha Afrin

International Mother Language Day

21 Back in the day (1952), Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan, and West Pakistan was what we now call Pakistan. The reason behind this Muslim country being divided is that the people in East Pakistan were mostly Bengali who spoke in Bangla and the people of West Pakistan spoke in Urdu. It wasn't until January 27, 1952, when the governor, General Khawaja Nazimuddin, declared that Urdu would be the national language for the people of both East and West Pakistan. This angered all the Bengali people as they wanted the right to speak in their own language with freedom. So, one of our great leaders, Maulana Bhashani, formed a committee called the “Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrobhasha Kormi Porishod” and encouraged all the students of Dhaka University to start protesting against this unfair declaration. On the morning of February 21, the area around Dhaka University was surrounded by armed police. Students tried to break the police line but the police fired tear gas shells at them as a warning. Soon the

police started to fire their weapons and killed a number of students including Abdul Jabbar, Rafiq Uddin, Abul Barkat and Abdus Salam. It is only because of their lost lives that we speak and write

freely in Bangla today. Each year on February 21, we honour their sacrifice by visiting the Shahid Minar that was built in their memory. We will never forget what they have done for us and

no matter what we do, we will never be able to thank them enough for what they have left behind for us.

Pragya Rahman

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The Treehouse Library

Dream

Have you read an awesome book lately? Tell us about it.

Send your book review to treehouse.dt@dhakatribune.com

Fiction

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THE SEVENTH TIGER However, all Ashiama wanted was to save Chichi from Amara.

On the other hand Amara forcefully married Chichi but she was still waiting for Ashiama to come. Amara told her over and over again that Ashiama was dead but Chichi would not believe it. She kept saying that Ashiama would come back.

One day, Ashiama finally escaped from the hospital and went to Amara’s hide out to save Chichi. On the way, Ashiama got a heart attack and fell. The doctors, who treated him, found him and took him away to the hospital.

Ashiama’s friends saw the doctors take Ashiama so they followed. The doctor said that he had a heart attack and they needed to operate on him.

Since they were close friends, the news made them sad. They went away and as they were walking in the street they saw a guy who looked exactly like Ashiama. They were astonished. That very night they were sitting at a friend’s house when a letter came which said that Ashiama was no more.

They all broke into tears. (To be continued)

No, friends can say anything. I never feel bad.

Anyway, I’ve never seen you here before. Are you new here?”

Ethal asked.

“Yes, I came to New York three days ago.” The boy replied.

“Oh, so, welcome to New York!”

Ethal said with warmth.

“Thanks! This place made me crazy the first time I came here.”

I also come here every day and watch this amazing place. Love it!

By the way, we are strangers and talking like friends. So shouldn’t we actually be friends?” Ethal offered innocently.

“Sure!” said the boy.

“Thanks! I am Ethel, Ethal Caron.”

“And I am Daniel Martin!”

“Cool! I love to make friends.

Ok, do you live here alone?” asked Ethal.

“Yeah!”

“Oh, No! How can you? Tell me more about you,” Ethal asked with curiosity.

Daniel started explaining, “I was born in Oakland, California, 1993.

In a horrible storm, back in 2000, I lost my entire family. No one was alive. Then my Granny brought me here, in New York. She lived here.

She brought me up. Two years ago, I completed my graduation in Canada and went to California again.

Ethal listened to Danial in great distress as he continued, “I was not able to stay there and missed my family very much So, I came here three days ago.”

“You’re now 19 and has completed graduation! Wow! Where’s your Granny now?” Curious Ethal asked.

“Into the sky!” Denial relpied.

“Sorry!”

Danial continued, “No problem!

Everyone hates her. I do too.”

“Do you like the sky?” Asked Ethal.

“Hmm. A lot!”

“Me too! When someone tells me something about the sky, I become crazy! Do you have any special feeling about it?” (To be continued)

Written By: SAFWAN RAHMAN RAFID Written by

School: European Standard School

Fatima Mashrur Fariha School SOS Hermann Gmeiner College

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Bhootum's Classroom

4 Meet Bhootum, the landlady of the Treehouse. She’s strict, but has a heart of gold.

TONGUE TWISTERS Tongue twisters are difficult to say.

How fast can you say it without making any mistakes?

I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too.

Find lots more fun things to do at www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

Connect the Dots

© British Council 2013

Colour it

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Speedy's Zone

Facts Speedy might be a turtle, but he’s not slow.

Travelling the world and staying fit are his favourite things.

Peruvian Perks

Nuevo Sol

Peru is Roman Catholic and their currency is called Nuevo Sol.

Butterflies

Peru covers the second largest part of the Amazon rain forest after Brazil and the Peruvian amazon covers 60% of the country. The large part of Amazon in Peru is home to the most bird species in the world, the third largest number of mammals and a very high number of species of beautiful butterflies and orchids.

Peruvian potatoes

It is believed by most people in Peru that tomato and the root vegetable,

Peru means land of “plenty.” It is on the pacific coast of South America. In the 1500s, the early Spaniards destroyed Inca’s wealth and built a great empire off of Peru’s gold and silver. The Inca capital was Cusco, but the Spanish founded Lima in 1535 along the coast and made it their capital. The Spanish liked the lowland coast because of the climate and for trade links to Spain.

Today, Peru is one of the top producers of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc

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potato, both are originated from Peru.

There are almost 4,000 types of Peruvian potatoes and are grown in the Andes for at least 7,000 years.

lake Titicaca

There are 28 different climates in Peru due to its unusual nature. The lake Titicaca in Peru is home to the Uros people, who claim to be older than the sun and live on the floating islands.

Machu Pichu

Peru’s “Machu Pichu” was named one of the Seven Wonders of the World in 2007, along with the “Great Wall of China” and the “Taj Mahal.”

Pragya Rahman

Dr Meow's Lab

6 Dr Meow is a genius doctor and scientist who lives in the Treehouse.

Spicy, hearty and heavy Peru Tacu Tacu Tacu Tacu was made by African slaves during Colonial times using leftovers to make a proper and hearty meal. A mixture of rice, beans, bacon, onions and spices is made to a thick pancake and stir-fried. It’s either eaten as a meal or with a steak, fried banana, and topped with a fried egg. It is often eaten as breakfast so you can go the entire day and work with energy and strength.

Aji De Gallina This is a warm chicken stew that is usually eaten on Peruvian wintry days.

Aji De Gallina is a dish made of chicken strips, placed in a creamy sauce made of milk, Parmesan cheese, bread, yellow Peruvian chillies, walnuts and garlic. It is very warming to your stomach and is known as the chicken soup of Peru, it is also used to cure colds.

Lomo Saltado Lomo Saltado is one of the most popular Peruvian foods. It uses Asian way of preparing food.

Lomo Saltado is made of sliced beef, stir-fried with red onions, tomatoes, yellow Peruvian chilies (aji amarillo), soy sauce, vinegar and cilantro. It is mixed with French fries and served with rice. Lomo Saltado can be found in regular restaurants and places alike.

Pragya Rahman

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