BBC: Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution may cause changes to the heart similar to those in the early stages of heart failure, experts say. A study of 4,000 people in the UK found those who lived by loud, busy roads had larger hearts on average than those living in less polluted areas….
Reuters: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday (Aug 7) sought to move forward with her long and sometimes bitter divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt, which has yet to be finalised after almost two years. Jolie’s attorney filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court saying the actress wanted a judgment “returning the parties to single…
AFP: The Ford Mustang — an iconic American brand and a symbol of cool — will reach a major milestone Wednesday as the 10 millionth vehicle rolls off an assembly line at a Detroit-area plant. The car celebrated in American song and film, and recognized the world over as an iconic American cultural export, will…
Hindustan Times, India: Alaska was possibly the ‘superhighway’ for dinosaurs between Asia and western North America 65-70 million years ago, according to a study. Researchers from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in the US discovered the first North American co-occurrence of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks in the Denali National Park in Alaska, US….
Independent.UK: Hundreds of thousands more schoolchildren should be treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), say leading experts. A major study led by University of Oxford academics suggests ADHD is seriously underdiagnosed and says more children should be given medication such as Ritalin, which it found is highly effective. Concerns have been raised about the…
Desk Report: Shortage of teachers has been hampering the education of children in an orphanage for girls in the district for long, but the authorities concerned have not taken any steps to appoint teachers there, reports Daily Star. The children in Al Na-Hiyan Shishu Paribar, an orphanage for girls run by Shaikh Jayed Bin Sultan…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Television actors’ organization Obhinoy Shilpi Shongho’s President Shahidul Alam Sachchu requested their members to use social media with caution. He also requested not to reveal or spread rumor or unauthenticated news. If anyone does that then actions will be taken against that artist, informed the president. “Obhinoy Shilpi Shongo is a nonpolitical…
Desk Report: Vermicompost fertiliser is gaining popularity among the farmers across the country as it gives a higher yield of crops than chemical fertilisers and increases the fertility of the soil, reports Daily Sun. Many poor farmers are becoming financially self-reliant by selling vermicompost fertiliser to other farmers. As the dependency on chemical fertiliser has…
Desk Report: Banglalink, the country’s mobile operator, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PriyoShop.com to facilitate rural e-commerce in the country. Ritesh Kumar Singh, chief sales officer of Banglalink, Rashed Moslem, head of e-business of Banglalink, Md Ariful Hoque, eBusiness Manger of Banglalink, Sonia Bashir Kabir, chairperson of PriyoShop.com, Ashikul Alam Khan Shujon, managing…
Desk Report: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has decided to review two more listed firms which did not did not pay any dividend in the last five years. “The performance of the following listed securities will be reviewed by DSE in line with regulation 51(1) (a) of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (Listing) Regulations, 2015,” said…