Xinhua Drinking a glass of orange juice daily could significantly reduce one’s risk of getting dementia, a new study suggested. The study, published in the journal Neurology, tracked nearly 28,000 U.S. men over their consumption of fruit and vegetables from 1986 to 2002 and subjective cognitive function for nearly three decades. The mean age of…
Reported by: Desk Report Written by: Eshan Maitra Ministry of Food imported metric tons of rice & wheat this year, in order to compensate for the crop losses due to floods. Importing deals of 6 lacs metric tons of rice still in the process. But that is, to cover up for the 9.1 lacs metric…
Abrar Hussain: Journalists have submitted a memorandum to the home ministry yesterday, demanding the fulfillment of their four-point demand, which includes the immediate arrest of the attackers who swooped on journalists during the recent student protests for road safety. Leaders and members of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ)…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again held BNP responsible for its absolute debacle in the 11th national election held on December 30 last year. “The BNP indulged in nomination trade and put its nominations on auction. Many competent BNP candidates who had good prospects of winning the polls were left…
DOT Desk Western Marine Shipyard Limited has received ship export orders worth Tk 6.06 billion from abroad, its chief said. The Chattogram-based leading ship-maker is building 10 ocean-going vessels and boats for exporting to three different countries, reports The Financial Express. “Norway, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India have given orders to our company for…
Hossen Sohel: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, eyeing an historic extended term, reaffirmed yesterday his resolve to revise the nation’s post-war, pacifist constitution and said he hoped his party could submit a proposal to parliament later this year, reports Reuters. Abe, who returned to office in December 2012 pledging to bolster defenses and reboot the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT At least 150 BNP candidates have been attacked ahead of 11th Parliamentary Election, alleged the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, reports Bangla Tribune. “Two of the party candidates to contest with ‘paddy sheaf’ have been put behind bars,” Rizvi told the media yesterday. “The government has created legal…
Reuters Delegates at U.N. climate talks in the Polish city of Katowice point to the mining museum next to the conference venue as the proper place for coal, which provides 80 percent of the country’s electricity. Poland’s decision to host the negotiations to revive the 2015 Paris agreement on phasing out fossil fuel has laid…
Xinhua : Diets all over the world are lacking vitamins and minerals essential for healthy growth, Australia’s peak scientific body found. An analysis of global diets, released by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Monday, revealed that the worldwide intake of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin E and folate is likely to remain…