Bangladesh Under-19 cricketer Nihaduzzaman was one of nearly 40 individuals to suffer injuries in a bus accident near Sirajganj, about 100 km northwest of Dhaka, in which seven people died. Nihaduzzaman needed 12 stitches to his skull and forehead and said he was released from hospital under the condition of full rest at home in Rajshahi. He was heading back ...

Saudi authorities said Saturday the annual hajj pilgrimage would go ahead despite a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, where crowds returned to pray a day after the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have already arrived in Mecca for the hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings which last year drew two million worshippers. ...

Seventeen people were killed in Zambia on Saturday when a truck hit a minibus in the capital Lusaka, police said. “The accident happened after the driver of a Mercedes-Benz truck cut in front of the Toyota Hiace (minibus)” which was trying to turn, police said in a statement. The crash occurred about seven kilometres (four miles) west of the city’s ...

Some 30,000 people joined a rally in Copenhagen on Saturday in favour of taking in thousands of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, police said. “Everything is taking place in a calm and orderly way,” said a post on the official Twitter feed of Copenhagen police, indicating that roughly 30,000 people had gathered for the demonstration. Demonstrators held up signs reading ...

Some 40,000 migrants could arrive in Germany over the next two days, officials say – double the number who entered the country last weekend. Most are expected to arrive in the southern city of Munich but there are concerns about how the region will cope with another large influx. Around 4,000 troops are being deployed in Germany for logistical support. ...

Amid the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and other drugs leading to treatment failure, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged member countries in South-East Asia Region, including Bangladesh, to urgently address this threat to public health, reports UNB. “Immediate action is needed to stop the world from heading towards pre-antibiotic era in which all achievements made in prevention and control ...

Dentist, using anaesthetic in dental surgery might affect tooth cell growth and development A new study has suggested that local anaesthetic used during orthodontic surgeries may affect the development of children’s teeth. The study comes at a time when more children than ever before are subjected to dental surgery — and local anaesthetic — because of tooth decay or other ...

A drug used to treat diabetes could help in the fight against blood cancer, early research in the journal Nature suggests. An international team of scientists gave the drug to patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, alongside standard treatment. Those who received the combination therapy were more likely to be free of the disease for longer. Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is ...

With the dip in temperature again, a dose of vitamin C is a must to protect you against infections and help build your immunity. Oranges We all know that oranges contain vitamin C. They are known to the most recognised fruit that gives people a healthy dose of this vitamin. Apart from this, according to a recent survey, merely the ...

The mercury is rising and with the heat starting off as early as 7am these days, people who work out regularly, especially runners, experience some kind of difficulty running in the sun. Maybe it is time you switched over to running at night, not just to gain some respite from the heat, but also to get healthy. Summer nights, especially, ...