Science Alert: We spend more than a third of our lives in bed – but that place can quickly blossom into a “botanical park” of bacteria and fungus, according to New York University microbiologist Philip Tierno. If left for too long, the microscopic life within the wrinkles and folds of our bed sheets can even…
M Humayun Kabir: Quota reform leader Lutfur Nahar Luma, who was picked up from Sirajganj in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday, will be produced before a Dhaka court seeking five-day remand. Md Najmul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of the cyber-crime monitoring team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Daily Star that police wants to take…
NDTV: If beauty is of any importance to you, then the process of dressing up is probably too. When your dressing table is clean and organised, finding what’s necessary and applying it is calm and enjoyable. When your vanity isn’t kept that way, it’s a frantic rush between clearing up the mess and searching for…
Tony Cartalucci,Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher and writer/NEO, Japan As atrocities and scandal begin to mount regarding the US-backed Saudi-led war on the impoverished nation of Yemen, the involvement and hypocrisy of the United States and other Western backers is coming to full light. Global condemnation of Saudi airstrikes on civilian targets has brought public attention to…
Leo Clubs, the youth organization of Lions Clubs International, is the largest service organization in the world. On July 18, 2018, Md. Shahidul Islam (Dipu) elected as Leo district president of Bangladesh (Multiple Leo District) for the year 2018-19 years. For that reason Leo District 315 B3 organized a grand reception program in Banani Club…
Desk Report: A ruling party lawmaker of Nilphamari sat-in as a show of protest over alleged attack by fellow party-men during yesterday’s observation of national mourning day. Reports the daily star Thousands joined Nilphamari-3 MP Golam Mostofa and blocked the Nilphamari-Jaldhaka road, demanding arrest of the attackers, our local correspondent reports. Golam Mostofa was attending…
UNB: Bangladeshi consumers spent significantly more during this year’s festive season of Ramadan and Eid in comparison to 2017, according to a study released by Visa, the global leader in digital payments technology. The report shows that spends on Visa cards in Bangladesh during Ramadan and Eid 2018 increased by 7percent, whereas the number of…
Desk Report: Recent research suggests that experiencing not-so-happy feelings actually promotes psychological wellbeing. A study published in the journal Emotion in 2016 took 365 German participants aged 14 to 88. For three weeks, they were handed a smartphone that put them through six daily quizzes on their emotional health. The researchers checked in on their…
Independent.UK: Everyone knows that sleep is key to our physical and mental wellbeing, however, a new study claims that getting sufficient shut-eye is also fundamental for maintaining a thriving social life. According to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, sleep-deprived individuals can suffer from more than just under-eye bags and are more likely to feel…
Reuters: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat, Duterte’s spokesman said on Thursday. Duterte’s single term ends in June 2022 and he has spoken often recently about quitting before that. At two separate events on Tuesday he said…