The Different Kinds Although we are not quite sure how fairly well anesthesia works but it’s quite certain that it works and also is quite safe. However, Scientists are still contemplating how all these chemicals make our brains go numb for a while. As we all know it is a state where we don’t feel…
Md. Taqi Yasir Sara El-Amine’s story is that of many Obama supporters who turned from apathetic political bystander to idealistic grassroots organizer. Eight years later, while many of them have moved on to the private sector, or to other campaigns and causes, or even to bashing the president they once adored, El-Amine who was once…
DOT Desk Around a week ago, fishes in Gulshan Lake started floating dead and the incident increased badly during the last couple of days allegedly due to water pollution, reports The Daily Sun. Locals said huge number of dead fishes floating on the lake water which is blackish and stinking, causing immense sufferings to nearby…
AP: Iranian state TV says a gas explosion in a Tehran sports complex has killed three workers. It says the explosion in the capital happened after heating gas leaked while the workers were carrying out repairs in a boiler room late Tuesday. Iran is at a heightened risk of such incidents because of its aging…
Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled, Economist, Former deputy governor of Bangladesh bank Interviewer: Ashique Rahman Written by: Fabia Shahzadi If this government can somehow manage to implement this vast budget, then it will bring a positive influence on Bangladesh’s economy. However, some questions have emerged regarding the proposed budget. This is because last year the revenue…
Tech Explorist Helium is the second most plentiful component in the Universe. Anticipated since 2000 as extraordinary compared to other conceivable tracers of the climates of exoplanets, these planets circling around different stars than the Sun. It took astronomers 18 years to really distinguish it. It was difficult to spot due to the exceptionally particular…
Hossen Sohel: Talks between the United States and Canada will continue after the two sides made “good progress” in their effort to rewrite NAFTA, as Washington was poised for a possible escalation in its trade war with China, reports AFP. Discussions with Canada — the largest US trading partner — seem to be on track…
The Independent, BD: Several large consignments of ‘khat’ leaves, a narcotic substance originating in the African continent, have recently been seized in Dhaka and Chattogram, which law enforcers say have added a new dimension to drug trafficking in the country. These seizures came at a time when the country is abuzz with anti-narcotic drives in…
EurekAlert: Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity, including health status. Now, research from the Monell Center extends the scope and significance of personal odors as a source of information about an individual’s health. A new paper in the open-access journal Scientific Reports reveals that the bodily odors of otherwise healthy…
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist. He writes about human rights, women’s rights, health, global affairs/BDnews24 I’m giving up most of my column space today to introduce you to Abrar Ibrahim, a 12-year-old girl in Yemen who weighs just 28 pounds. Nothing I write can be as searing or persuasive or true as Abrar…