Hindustan Times: Research says that massage releases a hormone called serotonin which allows your body and mind to go in a “feel good” state. Vibhoar, CEO, NEU Salonz, and Sangeetha R, Director Operations-Housekeeping & SPA (Bodhi and Bodhi Ayur) of Radisson Blu, Resort Temple Bay, Mamallapuram, list some spa therapies to indulge in: * Reflexology:…
BSS: India yesterday handed over its third phase of humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh for helping in its efforts to meet the requirements of displaced Rohingyas influx from Myanmar last year. Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla handed over 1.1 million litres of Super Kerosene Oil (SKO) and 20,000 Kerosene Multi Wick Stoves to Bangladesh’s…
BBC: Walking into the offices of Elle, dozens of copies of the magazine’s September issue lie proudly on a crisp white desk. Its cover star is 21-year-old pregnant model Slick Woods – who is the face of Rihanna’s Fenty brand and has modelled for Kanye West.She’s one of the top stars of the moment but her…
AFP: Belarus’s strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister and other key members of government following a corruption scandal that saw top officials arrested. Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov will be replaced by former development bank head Sergei Rumas, the president’s press office said in a statement. Several vice-premiers as well as the…
Priyamvada Gopal, ecturer at Cambridge University/ The Guardian, UK David Olusoga has attempted to justify his honour. But surely black and Asian Britons should try to undo imperial delusions Acentury ago the eminent Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore returned his knighthood to the viceroy of India. The “time has come when badges of honour make our…
Kabir Humayun: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has interrogated eight more officials of Petrobangla over Barapukuria coal scam. ACC spokesperson Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya told Banglanews that ACC Deputy Director and Investigation Officer Shamsul Alam interrogated them since yesterday morning. The eight officials are: Barapukuria Coalmine former managing director Habib Uddin Ahmed, Company Secretary Abul…
DOT Desk How did you come up with the concept of bringing Selim Al Deen’s Putra to the stage? Putra is one of the many gifts that Selim Al Deen left behind for the lovers of Bangla literature. Bearing that in mind, we have tried our best to keep the essence and tone of the…
The Guardian, UK Two South African men accused of cannibalism were given life sentences for murder on Wednesday, with the judge saying they were guilty of “the most heinous crime”. Judge Peter Olsen sentenced Nino Mbatha, 33, and Lungisani Magubane, 32, to life in prison for the killing last year of Zanele Hlatshwayo, the Witness…
UNB Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the nation’s first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy. In a statement Thursday, the Cleveland Clinic said the nine-hour surgery was performed a day earlier on a 26-year-old woman, using a uterus from a deceased donor….
Asian Age: Much anticipated film of Jazz Multimedia ‘Dohon’ was supposed to get released in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. However, the film is not going to be released due to pending work, confirmed the director Raihan Rafi. “We did not want to rush to give such a film which has technical flaw,” said the director. “‘Dohon’…