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Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever - Yahoo! News
One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the ...
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Massive earthquake hits Chile, 214 dead - Yahoo! News
One of the world's most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 214 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami ...
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Chile earthquake generates cross-Pacific tsunami - Yahoo! News
People in Hawaii were urgently told to protect lives and property from a tsunami crossing the Pacific as fast as a jetliner after a devastating earthquake in Chile.
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Massive earthquake hits Chile, 122 dead - Yahoo! News
A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, killing at least ... Slideshow:Massive earthquake strikes Chile ...
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Massive earthquake kills 82 in Chile - Yahoo! News
A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, killing at least ... Play Video Video:Raw Video 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits Chile AP ...
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8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile -- tsunami warning issued ... Chile Rocked by Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake; Dozens Reported Dead ...
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Huge earthquake hits Chile - Yahoo! News
A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, reportedly killing 17 people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings in the ...
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8.8-magnitude earthquake hits central Chile - Yahoo! News
A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, collapsing buildings, killing at least 16 people and downing phone lines. President Michele Bachelet ...
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Massive earthquake strikes Chile - Yahoo! News Photos
Massive earthquake strikes Chile on Yahoo! News Photos ... Chile and Haiti Earthquakes Compared ABC News - Sat Feb 27, 9:00 PM ET ...
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Chile earthquake: How to help - Yahoo! News
In response to the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, nonprofits are working on relief efforts. The following organizations have confirmed that they are ...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

আমাদের যত তিমি-ডলফিন

সোয়াচ অব নো গ্রাউন্ডে সাঁতার কাটছে ব্রিডিস তিমি

তিমি বা ডলফিন মানেই আমাদের কাছে বিদেশি ‘জন্তু’। টেলিভিশন চ্যানেলেই শুধু তাদের দেখা মেলে, দূর থেকে দেখে আনন্দ পাওয়া যায়। কিন্তু আমাদের এই দেশেও ছড়িয়ে-ছিটিয়ে আছে নানা জাতের ডলফিন। আমাদের সমুদ্রসীমাতেও সাঁতার কাটে তিমি। তাদের নিয়েই লিখেছেন খসরু চৌধুরী

নদী-খালগুলোয় হঠাত্ হঠাত্ চোখে পড়ে এদের। নৌকায় করে চলতে গিয়ে হঠাত্ দেখা যায়, ভুশ করে ভেসে ওঠে, আবার ডুবে যায় মেটে রঙের একটি প্রাণী। কাউকে জিজ্ঞেস করলে হেসে বলে—শুশুক।
অথচ এটি নিখাদ এক প্রজাতির ডলফিন! এটিই মিষ্টি পানির গাঙ্গেয় ডলফিন। আরও কয়েকটি প্রজাতির মতো আমাদের এক দুর্লভ... বিস্তারিত

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