unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control, leading to binge-eating, in response to stress. The findings of the Cambridge-led research are published today in the Journal of Neuroscience. People who experience bulimia nervosa and a subset of those affected by anorexia nervosa share certain key symptoms, namely recurrent binge ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated 73 newly completed development works and laid foundation stones of 30 others in Mymensingh. The 73 development works have been implemented under 23 projects at a cost of Tk 570 crore, while 30 other development works will be implemented under 14 projects at the cost of Tk 2,762 crore. The premier unveiled the ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday urged all the political parties in the country to join the next general election saying that it would be held in a free, fair, transparent and credible manner. “We believe the upcoming election will be held in a free, fair, transparent and credible manner …we invite all the opposition political parties to join ...

The closing and prize distribution ceremony of the five-day long 2nd Bangamata International Squash Competition 2023 organized by SA Group held at Chittagong Club Squash Court on Saturday. Egyptian players Ibrahim Elkabani and Saif Shinawa became champion and runner-up respectively in the tournament. Waseqa Ayesha Khan, MP, was present as the chief guest at the event. Among others, Chittagong Club ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : At least 25 people were injured as supporters of ruling Awami League’s associates bodies Juba League (JL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly attacked a human chain arranged by BNP in Moulvibazar district town on Saturday. The incident took place at about 1.00pm in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the town. Quoting witnesses and police our ...

BNP and like-minded opposition parties will hold rallies in all cities on March 18 (Saturday) to press home their 10-point demand. The announcement came from the party’s human-chain programme at Nayapaltan office in the capital on Saturday (March 11). BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement. He said, “The government has destroyed all the democratic institutions of ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the global businessmen and investors to invest in Bangladesh to join hands in making smooth journey of transforming Bangladesh into a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. “You people (world business community) come. Bangladesh is always ready to welcome you here—invest in Bangladesh thinking it as your country,” she said while ...

Surgeons at a Qatari hospital on Friday “successfully” operated on the right ankle of Brazil star Neymar following an injury that will rule him out for the rest of the season, his club said. The 31-year-old Paris Saint-Germain player hobbled into Aspetar hospital in Doha on crutches early Friday and the operation was finished within hours, AFP reports. “Neymar Jr ...

A requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights expired Friday after more than two months as cases in China have fallen. The restrictions were put in place Dec. 28 and took effect Jan. 5 amid a surge in infections in China after the nation sharply eased pandemic restrictions and as ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the “Bangladesh Business Summit 2023” to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the country’s apex business body FBCCI. She opened the three-day summit as the chief guest at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital organised by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), reports BSS. The Ministry of ...