The Hindustan Times: Participating in spiritual practices during childhood and adolescence may lead to positive health and well-being outcomes in early adulthood. According to a recent research, people who attended weekly religious services or practised daily prayer or meditation in their youth reported greater life satisfaction and positivity in their 20s. The study noted that…
Md. Taqi Yasir Neon Bull is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Archangel Mascaro. The film had his World Premiere at the 72nd Venice International fete and won the Horizons jury Prize. It was also shown within the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International fete, where it received associate degree honorable mention from…
Suzanne Moore, Guardian columnist/The Guardian, UK From the Presidents Club to Christine Blasey Ford, it’s not been a great year. But there were glimmers of hope, such as in Ireland Apale, slouching Harvey Weinstein has so far escaped criminal charges for the allegations of sexual assault against him. A “millionaire” is given a three-year jail…
EurekAlert: The weird shapes and colors of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have inspired a long-standing debate about their origins. The dark faces of the moons resemble the primitive asteroids of the outer solar system, suggesting the moons might be asteroids caught long ago in Mars’ gravitational pull. But the shapes and angles…
ANI: According to a study, bile acids – which are critical for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine – could reduce the desire for cocaine. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that targeting bile acid signaling in the brain may be…
Desk Report: The directors’ association in Dhallywood created another stumbling block for Jaaz Multimedia’s new venture ‘Beporowa’, scheduled to be released this Eid. They claimed the guidelines set by Bangladesh government for joint-venture films had not been followed, reports Prothom Alo. The production house has to import the film to release it in Bangladesh, the…
Arab News: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday resignations tendered a day earlier by three senior security officials, the government said. The resignations from 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) Defence Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami and Interior Minister Wais Barmak, as well as Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the National Directorate of…
Anadolu Agency: The U.S. on Monday announced giving over $185 million in additional aid to Rohingya relief efforts in Myanmar and Bangladesh.The announcement was made by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, at a meeting attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. In a statement, Haley said the bulk of the aid would go…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : It was back in 1995, I was admitted in class one of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC). Prior to this admission, I had to sit for a test where approximately 10,000 students participated, if I’m not wrong. Among them, only 500 students were selected. That was quite a…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Two fancy escalators added footover bridges, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Banani are out of order for about a month. Locks are hanging in front of the steps. Also, the escalators are in worst technical condition possible from consecutive repairing now and then. 12-15 thousands use these bridges per…