The international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated around 1,700 malaria patients in the hill district Bandarban during an emergency intervention led by the Ministry of Health, states a press release. In mid-August, MSF launched the intervention in the most malaria affected upazilas, Alikadam and Thanchi, of the district. Earlier in June-July, an emergency was declared in the ...

Nothing beats cold in the winter like a piping hot cup of ginger tea. With its high levels of Vitamin C, magnesium and other minerals, ginger root is extremely beneficial for health. Once made into tea, you can add peppermint, honey or lemon to mask the taste of the ginger. Here’s why you should have this soothing beverage. Relieve nausea ...

A brand new printing service has opened in East London.  Some young British Bengali entrepreneurs came together and opened it on 7 January.  The new printers is situated above the Mile End station. This printer will provide modern printing service including art, banner and other print related tasks. Channel S Chairman Ahmed Us Samad Chowdhury officially inaugurated Print Art 4U ...

UK Bangladesh Catalyst of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI) organised its networking meeting and dinner in Watford on 5 January.  This network meeting was part of the UK wide rolling Road Show that UKBCCI is organising.  Prominent Caterer Saiful Islam was overall in charge of the event. Direcotor of UKBCCI and Labour Party MP Candidate Anwar Babul Miah told about the ...

Under the compilation of 50 songs in three CDs titled Geetoponchashika rendered by noted Tagore artiste Rezwana Chowdhury Bonna were launched in a programme held at Channel i office in the city’s Tejgaon area on January 13. Impress Audiovision released the albums on the occasion of Rezwana Chowdhury Bonna. Basically romantic songs are taken place in the album. Director General ...

Shakira will reportedly collaborate with Iggy Azalea for her new album. The singer will team up with the Aussie rapper for her 11th studio album, which is currently under way, according to El Mundo. Mexican rock band Mana and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz are also said to be working with the Colombian singer on her next LP. Shakira’s last self-titled ...

Priyanka Chopra has played bold characters onscreen, but says she is a shy person. Ask Priyanka what’s one thing she doesn’t like being a star, she said, “I think one thing that I don’t like is for everything you have to pay a price. People feel we have a luxurious life, we have huge cars but at the same time ...

Anita Ekberg, star of La Dolce Vita, has died aged 83.A former Miss Sweden, she was branded a “sex goddess” for her performance in Federico Fellini’s 1960 movie. The moment where she wades through Rome’s Trevi Fountain in a strapless dress is considered one of cinema’s most iconic scenes. Ekberg died in Rome on Sunday morning, her lawyer confirmed. She ...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently busy promoting his forthcoming film Shamitabh, believes promotions are a must now. Promotions deprive you of your self consciousness. It does not give you a chance to be so … much as we may like to be obsessed with the temperament. It is a necessity now, a must, a budgeted must and so we ...

Despite undergoing a bypass surgery in 2012, 52-year-old Santacruz-based stockbroker, Nisarg Vora, is preparing for the upcoming 21-km marathon. He tells us how.Two and a half years ago, while undergoing a routine health check-up, I discovered that my stress test results were negative. Doctors recommended I see a cardiologist, almost immediately, who suggested that I undergo an angiography. Turns out, ...