April2018

Renewed action and boosted funding to fight malaria could prevent 350 million cases of the disease in the next five years and save 650,000 lives across commonwealth countries, health experts said on Wednesday. Seeking to reignite...

Falling is the leading cause of injury-related death among people over age 65, and seniors who want to avoid falls should exercise, not rely on supplements like vitamin D, US guidelines said Tuesday. The new recommendations...

On 9 January 1324, the Venetian traveler, merchant and writer Marco Polo was preparing for his final journey – to the afterlife that he as a God-fearing Christian was certain existed. Aged 70, Polo summoned a...

Colourful and oozing defiance, a sports-friendly version of the abaya gown was once considered a symbol of cultural rebellion in conservative Saudi Arabia, but it is fast becoming the new normal. Pictures of female athletes running...

The long-held belief that strange behaviour by cats, dogs and even cows can predict an imminent earthquake is not backed by evidence, according to a new study. Such claims are often based on single observations and...

Police recovered the unidentified body from a plastic drum. Police have recovered the decomposed body of a young girl from a drum inside a residential hotel at Hotapara area in the sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon....

The BRAC Migration Media Award, held on 18 April, recognised the contributions made by journalists in protecting the rights of migrants and their families. The award ceremony was held in BRAC Centre, announcing winners under six...

Paramount has agreed to fund and distribute “Rocketman,” a biopic about British entertainer Elton John, a spokesman for the US studio said on Thursday. The film will star Taron Egerton (“Kingsman,” “Eddie the Eagle”), who will...

A group of EU lawmakers on Friday urged the bloc’s leaders to boycott this year’s football World Cup in Russia to protest over Moscow’s “mockery of European values”. The 60 MEPs said all European Union countries...

The Bangladesh part of Sunderbans, by virtue of its larger area, has more tigers compared with the Indian side, but the tiger density is lower than the Indian side, said a Times of India report on...