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16/10/2022

2 Palestinian teens killed by Israeli forces

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teens in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. One teen, 14, was shot in the city of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank and another was killed in the village of al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiyah near Ramallah, the...

16/10/2022

No scope to reduce fuel prices: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said there is no scope to reduce the price of fuel. He said this in response to a question while talking to reporters at his residence today (October 7, 2022). "There is no scope to reduce the price of fuel oil in the local

16/10/2022

Govt to ask IMF for 4.5b loan assistance

A Bangladesh delegation will discuss a $4.5 billion loan with International Monetary Fund officials in Washington next week. The delegation led by Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder is scheduled to leave for Washington on Sunday. The delegation has plans to hold a number of meetings with t...

15/10/2022

England’s first black player to receive posthumous cap

The first black player to receive an England call-up is to be given a posthumous honorary cap after being denied an appearance due to the colour of his skin, the English Football Association said Friday. Jack Leslie, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth Argyle between 1921 and 1934,....

15/10/2022

Messi out of PSG trip to Reims with calf injury

Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 visit to Stade de Reims on Saturday with a calf injury, coach Christophe Galtier said. "He asked to be replaced during the Champions League game (against Benfica on Wednesday). He has a little problem with his calf but he will be back to

15/10/2022

Brazil extend lead in world rankings, Spain drop below Italy

In the last change to the FIFA World Rankings before the World Cup starts next month, Brazil increased their lead at the top and Spain dropped below Italy. Brazil, the only team to have competed in every World Cup finals, will go into next month's tournament in Qatar seeking a record-extending sixth...

15/10/2022

Leipzig captain Gulacsi out for the season after ACL tear

RB Leipzig goalkeeper and captain Peter Gulacsi is set to miss a "lengthy period of time", after being diagnosed with an ACL tear in his right knee, the club tweeted. Gulasci, 32, was injured early in his team's 3-1 home win over Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday night, attempting to clear...

15/10/2022

8 benefits of the champi: oiling the mane

Oiling hair is a common cultural practice in Bangladesh. We have seen our parents do it, we have seen our siblings do it, and now that we are of age, we do it too because it is essential to keep our hair healthy. Now with VAHO (Value Added Hair Oil) in the market, there is

15/10/2022

4 easy tips for a productive morning

It is not easy create a productive morning routine, but the benefits outweigh the labour and initial discomfort. What you do first thing in the morning, good or bad, sets the mood for the rest of the day. In the end, a productive morning means one stresses less, is more efficient, and has more energ...

15/10/2022

Summer fruits for diabetes: What to eat, and how much?

We generally tend to think that sweet things are not good for people with diabetes. At first glance this seems to make sense. However, there is a big difference between the sugar that we find in a fruit and in the added sugar that we might sprinkle on top. In a fruit, the fructose accompanied

15/10/2022

5 top reasons to eat mangoes every day

Mangoes are not only great in taste, but have significant health benefits. High in vitamin and nutrient content, mangoes also improve digestion, lowers cholesterol levels in blood, reduce the risk of anaemia, etc. A nutritional powerhouse Bursting with antioxidants and over 20 different vitamins and...

15/10/2022

Organic Functional Food for a Better Health

Amidst the endless sea of supplements and alternative foods, many have been let down by the subpar results. Consumers have tried everything from losing weight to having better skin, hair, or nails. But do we focus on what really matters regarding our health? Food cultivated through organic farming c...

15/10/2022

PSG rescue point at Reims after Ramos sees red for 28th time

Paris Saint-Germain salvaged a point with 10 men as they drew 0-0 at struggling Reims on Saturday but still increased their Ligue 1 lead after Marseille lost 2-1 at home to last-place Ajaccio. Both PSG and Marseille rested starters with an eye on midweek Champions League games and their showdown nex...

15/10/2022

Militao takes Real top of La Liga, Atletico scrape win

Eder Militao's early goal earned Real Madrid a comfortable 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday to take them top of La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti's side now lead Barcelona by three points, ahead of Celta Vigo's visit to Camp Nou on Sunday. Elsewhere Angel Correa's brace gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win over Gir...

14/10/2022

Man Utd facing City, not just Haaland, says Ten Hag

Erik ten Hag praised Erling Haaland's goalscoring instincts but stressed that Manchester United will not focus solely on the Norwegian striker when they take on Manchester City in a Premier League derby clash. Later on Sunday, United will have the formidable task of containing Haaland, who has made....

14/10/2022

Indonesia stadium stampede death toll revised down to 125: official

The death toll from an Indonesian football riot that turned into a stampede was revised down to 125 on Sunday due to double counting, an official told local media. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang, which also left 180 injured, was one of the world's deadliest sporting stadium disa...

14/10/2022

Rab is being continuously reformed: Home Minister

A day after rejecting any plans to reform Rab by the newly appointed director general, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said the elite force is being reformed continuously. "We are always reforming [Rab]. We are modernising everything," he said replying to a query at a programme in the city. "Wh...

13/10/2022

Imran Khan gets pre-arrest bail in case over remarks against judge

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Sunday approved the pre-arrest bail of PTI chief Imran Khan, a day after an arrest warrant was issued for the former premier in connection with his controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry and other officials at an Au...

13/10/2022

Indian President Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on 153rd birthday

Indian President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top opposition leader Sonia Gandhi today (October 2, 2022) paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 153rd birth anniversary. President Murmu said Gandhi's birth anniversary is an occasion for all to rededicate thems...

13/10/2022

Siddons willing youngsters to step up

For the first time since reaching New Zealand on October 2, Bangladesh national cricket team trained today ahead of their first game of the tri-nation series against Pakistan scheduled on October 7 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan is yet to join the side as the remaining membe...

13/10/2022

Tim Paine set to play first match since scandal

An "emotionally sound" Tim Paine is set to play his first top-level game since a sexting scandal ended his international career, with the former Australia captain included Tuesday in Tasmania's squad for a Sheffield Shield tie. Paine quit as Test skipper last November on the eve of the Ashes campaig...

13/10/2022

Kyrgios seeks assault dismissal due to mental health

Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios will seek to have an assault charge against him dismissed on mental health grounds, Australian media reported Tuesday. Kyrgios's lawyer appeared for him at a hearing in the magistrates' court of the Australian Capital Territory, where he faces a charge of common assault...

13/10/2022

Bairstow confirms he won’t play again in 2022

England batsman Jonny Bairstow has confirmed he won't play again this year after undergoing surgery on a broken leg following a "freak accident" playing golf. Just hours after being named in England's T20 World Cup squad, Bairstow was forced to withdraw after suffering a broken leg when he slipped w...

13/10/2022

WIndies dump Hetmyer for T20 World Cup

West Indies dropped Shimron Hetmyer from the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia after the batter missed a rescheduled flight, Cricket West Indies announced on Monday. The 25-year-old from Guyana was replaced on the roster by Shamarh Brooks in a decision by the Cricket West Indies selection panel af...

13/10/2022

4 Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in IED blast at Central African Republic

Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured after their vehicle in the Central African Republic struck on an improvised explosive device (IED) in the early hours of Tuesday The vehicle of the Bangladeshi peacekeepers conducting an operation under the aegis of the United Nations peacekeeping mission c...

13/10/2022

India, SL pick up victories in Women’s Asia Cup

India Women's team remained unbeaten in the Women's Asia Cup 2022 as they thrashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 104 runs while Sri Lanka picked up a 49-run victory over Thailand at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Electing to bat first, India had an early hiccup losing three wic...

13/10/2022

No on-campus housing for most public univ teachers

A staggering 78 percent of public university teachers have no on-campus residential facilities, hampering their daily activities like taking classes or doing research work. According to the latest annual report of the University Grants Commission, only 22 percent of 15,426 public universities have o...

13/10/2022

Use heart for every heart

Use heart for every heart — the theme is about celebrating and connecting like-minded people on the occasion of World Heart Day this year. It created a sense of commitment around the common cause of heart health, and it is a concept that encapsulates the values of World Heart Day. The World Heart ...

13/10/2022

COVID-19, influenza, and vascular thrombotic events

The association of COVID-19 with thrombotic events was initially inferred from case series. Now, investigators have analysed U.S. claims and medical records data to evaluate incidence of inpatient arterial and venous thrombotic events among adults hospitalised with COVID-19 between April 1, 2020, an...

12/10/2022

Modelling study estimates the number of people living with Type 1 Diabetes is set to double by 2040

An estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) across the globe in 2021, according to the results of a new modelling study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. This number is predicted to increase to 13.5-17.4 million people living with T1D by 2040. There is an o...

12/10/2022

What happens when you don’t wash your sheets

A third of your life is spent in bed. So clean bed linens should be a must-do. Think of the drool, sweat, and dandruff you leave behind. Wash them weekly or every other week. Mite-y gross: Daily skin cell loss is 500 million. As you roll around in bed, many shed. Between washes, dead cells

12/10/2022

Autoimmune diseases linked with incident cardiovascular disease

Autoimmune diseases have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but questions remain about these relationships and the implications for preventing CVD. Investigators used large databases from the UK to study the associations between 19 of the most common autoimmune diseases and CVD....

12/10/2022

Rediscovering the power of moralogy & wellbeing

Global unrest has increased since the millennium, risking social unrest. Health promotion and wellness activities are popular now. Science and culture affect "social ethos," especially morality and lifestyle. We were not taught to help the poor in school. The education system undervalues moral educa...

12/10/2022

Almost half of global cancer deaths are due to risk factors – with smoking, alcohol use, and high BMI the greatest contributors

According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2019 study, smoking, alcohol use, high Body Mass Index (BMI), and other risk factors caused 4.45 million cancer deaths in 2019. The new study estimates how risk factors contribute to cancer deaths and ill health globally, r...

12/10/2022

An innovative approach to treating heart disease

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) - a procedure that replace an aortic valve without chest incision or anaesthesia was successfully performed on a 80 year old patient at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) recently by cardiologist Prof Dr S M Mustafa Zaman. As we age, ca...

12/10/2022

Better cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with lower mortality risk at all ages

Extreme fitness did not increase mortality in a large observational study. Studies link cardiorespiratory fitness to lower all-cause mortality. Some evidence suggests excessive physical activity is harmful, especially in older adults. To better understand the association between cardiorespiratory fi...

12/10/2022

‘Not human’ Haaland hits two as City thrash Copenhagen

Erling Haaland only needed 45 minutes to add two more goals to a remarkable start to his Manchester City career as the English giants thrashed FC Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Haaland now has 19 goals in 11 competitive games for City and was denied the chance of a fourth hat-t...

12/10/2022

Tigers await Shakib as Sohan seeks positives

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Pakistan captain Babar Azam came to the captains' meet yesterday for a photo session ahead of the tri-nation series to be played between hosts New Zealand, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, but the duo was accompanied by Tigers vice-captain Nurul Hasan Sohan. Banglade...

12/10/2022

Inside the mind of a person suffering from OCD

I was diagnosed as having obsessive-compulsive behaviour (OCD) when I was 22 years old, but I have had OCD all my life. Looking back, it was so obvious, yet how I never got diagnosed earlier is beyond me. Better late than never; at least now I know why I am 'compelled' to do the things