Calcium has been known long as good for our bones, but it might also be the key to a good night’s sleep, says a new study, unveiling a new theory how sleep works. The study showed that sleep depends on the activity of calcium inside neurons. Moreover, it was also revealed that a mechanism regulated by calcium ions is indeed ...

Do you have high expectations from your spouse? Chill and slow down as looking to fulfil your wishes through her can lead to unnecessary conflict and even divorce, say researchers. For less strong marriages such as those involving higher levels of indirect hostility or more severe problems, looking for high expectations further erode the relationship, they warned, adding that high ...

Most children overeat when served large portions of calorie-dense popular foods-but manipulating calorie-content and portion size of children aged three to five can substantially reduce their overall caloric consumption, a study has found. Researchers found that caregivers can lower the calorie density (CD) of children’s meals by choosing palatable lower-CD products like grilled chicken pieces and reduced-sugar applesauce. “With acceptable ...

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld a death sentence on Tuesday imposed by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICTB) on a media personality and ex-central president of Bangladesh Islami Chattra-Shibir for killing of a freedom fighter during the 1971 war of independence.  Save Bangladesh a UK-based human rights organisation especially working for Bangladesh called for a protest meeting on Tuesday to ...

21 March, 2016 The Kenyan military said today it killed 34 Islamic insurgents in two separate battles in neighbouring Somalia this weekend. Military spokesman David Obonyo said two Kenyan soldiers were also killed and five others wounded when Shebab militants staged an ambush in Afmadhow, southern Somalia, on Saturday afternoon. “21 Shebab militants were killed,” Obonyo said, during what he ...

21 March, 2016 President Barack Obama arrives in Cuba on Sunday for a 48-hour visit, making history by venturing into what was once enemy territory and sparking enthusiasm among Cubans who have seen their Communist government vilify 10 previous US leaders. The visit, the first by a US president in 88 years, would have been unthinkable until Obama and Cuban ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : 21 March, 2016 Andre Fletcher and Andre Russell celebrate West Indies’ win, Sri Lanka v West Indies, World T20 2016, Group 1, Bangalore, March 20, 2016 @ AFP West Indies have thumped Sri Lanka to a 7-wecket defeat in Super Ten round of the World T20 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday night. In ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : 20 March, 2016 Absence of Taskin and Arafat Sunny is undoubtedly a massive shock for a team like Bangladesh. Especially, what happened with Taskin seems totally unbearable for the captain Mashrafee Bin Mortaza. While asked about Taskin at a press conference at Chinnaswami Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday, Mashrafee cannot help tearing. He repeatedly pronounced one ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah : As part of Tower Hamlets Women’s History Month, the Swadhinata Trust in association with the Idea Store organised  an event titled ‘Inspired by Jahanara Iman’ to celebrate the life of writer and political activist Jahanara Imam on Saturday 19 March  at the Idea Store, Whitechapel. Julie Begum of the Swadhinata Trust invited women to come and be inspired by Jahanara ...

Sunday 20 March 2016 Almost 4,000 people were referred to the UK government’s flagship counter-terrorism scheme last year – nearly triple the figure in the previous year, and an average of 11 people a day. The rise in referrals, which came amid concerns over Britons returning to the UK from fighting in Syria, followed moves by the government that placed ...