Reuters: People who have fatty liver disease that wasn’t caused by heavy drinking may still need to avoid alcohol if they want to prevent their liver damage from getting worse, a Korean study suggests. Most people have a little bit of fat in their liver, but fatty liver disease can be diagnosed when more than…
Kabir Humayun: BNP yesterday demanded to bring necessary amendment to the proposed road transport law as it would not ‘ensure’ safety in roads. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand at the party’s central office, reports News Age. He suggested holding discussion with the students who took to the streets recently for…
Reuters: President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational programs that have been a hallmark of bilateral military relations for more than a decade, U.S. officials say. The move, which has not been previously reported, is one of the first known impacts from Trump’s decision this…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a tragic turn of events, at least four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, said Canadian police, adding that a suspect is in custody. The situation has been “contained,” police said on Twitter, according to NCC, with BBC reporting that authorities concerned described the…
Lt Colonel (Retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan, Awami League Presidium Member: If BNP is a responsible political party, it will join the 11th national parliamentary election. In fact, BNP is not even a political party – it is a party of criminals and terrorists. They believe that their way should be followed or else they destroy…
Contact Music: Demi Lovato is planning to spend at least three months in rehab. The ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ hitmaker has agreed to seek professional help after she almost died last month following a suspected overdose and, in order to make sure she doesn’t fall off the wagon again, she wants to check into a secret…
Arab News: Mohamed Salah joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on UEFA’s shortlist for the best forward who played in Champions League last season, football’s European governing body has announced. Ronaldo, who won the award last year, topped the scoring charts with 15 goals in the competition as Real Madrid won a third consecutive…
Russia Today: A Russian warship in the Mediterranean reportedly tracked down and followed a ‘stealthy’ US nuclear-powered submarine. The incident took place in April, the month the US, UK, and France launched airstrikes against Syria. The frigate Admiral Essen of the Russian Black Sea Fleet managed to track down one of the Ohio-class submarines currently…
Hossen Sohel: Mohammad Ashraful still harbours hopes of playing for Bangladesh again after his five-year ban for involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League officially ends on August 13. Henceforth, he will become eligible for international cricket and the BPL, having already been allowed to play in Bangladesh’s domestic competitions on…
VOA News: The tools available for farming have come a long way since Dale Cope was a boy. “One of my chores for my parents is to go weed the garden with a hoe. Now, I’m not going to send a hoe out there, I’m going to fly out there with my drone, and I’m…