Through singing-based therapy, patients and their families psychological health as well as language function can be enhanced. Group intervention is both cost-effective and offers possibilities for peer support. Aphasia, a problem understanding or producing spoken or written language brought on by a cerebrovascular accident, affects about 40 per cent of stroke survivors. One year after a stroke, the linguistic deficit ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed February 14 for submitting the probe report in a case filed over the incident of cyber heist of $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account in 2016. With this, the submission of the probe report in the case has been deferred for the 69th time, UNB reports. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury deferred the date ...

Bangladesh has detected the first cases of new variant of coronavirus, BF.7, in one Chinese national, who has been kept in quarantine. Dr Tahmina Shireen, director of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), confirmed the matter on Sunday after testing his sample’s genome sequence. The highly contagious new Omicron sub-variant of coronavirus, BF.7, has been detected in the country, she said. The ...

Barcelona stumbled in the Spanish title race with a 1-1 draw against rivals Espanyol in a bad-tempered Catalan derby on Saturday, levelling Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. The duelling Spanish giants have 38 points each from 15 games, nine ahead of third-place Real Sociedad, who beat Osasuna 2-0 later on Saturday. Xavi’s Barcelona threw away the two-point ...

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded one Covid-19 death while it reported 23 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 1.27 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 1,811 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. During the period, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI passed away at his residence in the Vatican on Saturday. He was 95, according to an official announcement. In a statement, The Vatican said: “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9.34 a.m. in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. “Further information will be provided as soon ...

Women’s ability to utilise fat as a fuel source is thought to be impaired by the oestrogen deficit that occurs after menopause. The rate at which middle-aged women are able to use fat at rest or during activity is not clearly determined by menopausal state or blood oestrogen levels, according to a study done at the Faculty of Sport and ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Bangabandhu T-20 Premier Cricket League was inaugurated at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday. Kulaura Sports Association organized the tournament at Kulaura NC School Ground. Kulaura Upazila Parishad chairman AKM Sofi Ahmad Salman inaugurated the tournament as the chief guest in the morning with the Upazila Sports Association president and upazila nirbahi officer Mahmudur Rahman Khondkar ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : A massive fire broke out at Nixon Shopping Market under Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday morning. Locals said the fired started on Saturday morning around 4.00 am and at least 43 shops and a parked truck were burnt in that massive fire. Locals informed Fire Service immediately after the fire broke out in the market. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the 27th edition of the ‘Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2023’ on Sunday with the aim to put up locals products on the international markets. The largest annual commercial and trade event of the country is going to be held at its permanent venue – “Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre” – at Purbachal ...