Smoking is bad not only for the smokers’ health, it annually pushes thousands of children into poverty in England, a study has revealed. Smoking places a financial burden on low-income families, suggesting that parents are likely to forgo basic household and food necessities in order to fund their addiction. “Smoking reduces the income available for families to feed, clothe and ...

Food group Nestle has withdrawn Maggi noodles from sale in India due to “an environment of confusion for consumers”, following a food scare sparked by reports of excess lead in some packets of the popular instant snack.   Nestle reiterated the noodles were safe, but after coming under fire in local media for reacting too little and too late, the ...

Former Speaker of Parliament Sheikh Razzak Ali has died aged 87. Ali’s family said he breathed his last around 2:45pm on Sunday at his residence at Faraziparha in Khulna City. His sister-in-law Shamima Sultana Shilu told bdnews24.com the veteran politician was suffering from cancer. He said the family was yet to decide about the time of his Namaz-e-Janaza. Ali, a ...

Yemen_535607998At least 44 Yemeni soldiers have been killed and more than a hundred injured in an air strike at Yemeni army headquarters in the capital Sanaa, They were killed while waiting to collect salaries, according to the Houthi-run Saba news agency. Earlier on Sunday, army officials said that four explosions shook the compound in central Sanaa, where the soldiers allied ...

Nearly 3,500 migrants were rescued Saturday from 15 boats off the coast of Libya, Italy’s coastguard said. The boats — nine wooden boats thought to be converted fishing vessels and six large rubber dinghies — were all found drifting around 45 miles off the Libyan coast after issuing distress calls via satellite phone on Saturday morning, the coastguard said. Boats ...

The Indian government has asked the army to start massive operations against the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) and its allies in a new anti-Indian rebel front. Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval reviewed the situation with army chief General Dalbir Singh late on Thursday. “We ...

Luis Suarez and Neymar scored second half goals to give Barcelona a 3-1 Champions League final victory over Juventus on Saturday as the Spaniards became the first team to twice win the European treble. Luis Enrique capped his first season as Barcelona’s head coach by matching Pep Guardiola’s feat from the 2008/09 season when the Catalans captured the European, Spanish ...

Benfica cge Jesus, who secured a second Portuguese league title in a row for the Lisbon side last month, has left the club and is poised to move to rivals Sporting who sacked coach Marco Silva earlier on Thursday. Benfica said in a statement they had ended all negotiations with Jesus regarding a possible extension of his contract which expires ...

 Narendra Modi greeted as he alights in Dhaka on two-day maiden state visit to Bangladesh. A red carpet has been rolled out for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has arrived in Dhaka on a two-day state visit, his first to Bangladesh after assuming power. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed him near the VVIP Tarmac of the Hazrat Shahjalal ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Independent Mayoral candidate Rabina Khan has formally outlined her manifesto commitments at a press conference held  on 2 June  which she says will build a ‘fairer Tower Hamlets for all.’ Speaking at the event, Rabina Khan said, “I’m standing for Mayor because our borough needs to move on from the past and build a fairer Tower Hamlets ...