Everybody knows about the health benefits of a potato, which is a staple food all across the world, reports The Indian Express. It is rich in potassium and vitamin C. Potato juice, or even raw potatoes can benefit for the skin and treat many different conditions.Skin lightening While still not clinically explained, potatoes are known to help with the lightening ...

Photo: Collected Bangladesh won the fifth gold medal in the ongoing 13th edition of the South Asian Games on Saturday as Mabia Akter Simanta secured gold in 76-kg category of women’s weightlifting in Pokhara in Nepal. Earlier on Thursday, Humaira Akhter Antara and Marjan Aktar Priya bagged two gold medals in women’s individual under-61kg and under-55kg weight categories in karate ...

Students of the Stamford University (SU) staged demonstration on its Siddheshwari campus premises in the capital demanding justice over ‘killing’ of their fellow Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa on Saturday morning. They also formed a human chain in front of the entrance gate of the university in this regard at 10:00 am. Protesting students wanted the autopsy report of Rumpa published within ...

Popular folk singer Moushumi Akhter Salma has obtained a degree in ‘Diploma in Higher Studies’ from BPP University in United Kingdom (UK). The Close Up 1 star disclosed the information through a status, posted on her verified Facebook page on Wednesday.   In the Facebook status, Salma wrote: “Alhamdulillah. I have got the ‘Diploma in Higher Studies’ degree in law ...

Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) swept into the final of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) after swatting aside the host country by 44 runs in their third game in Nepal on Saturday. Nepal’s captain Gyanendra Malla’s decision of electing to bat first was partially vindicated when their former skipper Paras Khadka struck early with three dismissals inside ...

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine on Saturday said there are many areas where Canada will continue to energetically work with Bangladesh – bilaterally, regionally and internationally — as Bangladesh seeks a balanced role from Canada in the evolving world order. He identified some of the challenges but said that “will not deter” Canada from approaching the decade ahead ...

Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical attacks, even death threats — while reporting on nearly 50 days of anti-government protests, despite Lebanon’s reputation as a haven for free speech in a troubled region. Nationwide demonstrations erupted on Oct. 17 over a plunging economy. They quickly grew into calls for ...

India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has proactively recalled 63,493 certain petrol Smart Hybrid (SHVS) variants of Ciaz, Ertiga and XL6 vehicles, the company said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange late Friday. The vehicles were manufactured by an overseas global part supplier between Jan. 1 to Nov. 21 this year for a possible defect with the Motor ...

The enhanced X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry mission (eXTP) could set an example of good cooperation between the Czech Republic and China, said Czech scientists attending an international workshop on Astronomical X-Ray Optics which closed here on Friday. The eXTP is a China-led cutting-edge satellite observatory that aims to explore still mysterious celestial bodies, such as black holes and neutron stars. ...

Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw by Roma at the San Siro on Friday leaving the way open for Italian champions Juventus to reclaim top spot in Serie A this weekend. Antonio Conte’s side have a two-point advantage on Juventus who play Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The match in the San Siro had been overshadowed ...