Ever heard of melioidosis? This least known ailment is a deadly tropical disease caused by a soil saprophyte (bacteria) which has a high mortality rate. A saprophyte can be a plant, fungus or microorganism which lives on dead or decaying organic matter. Researchers have found that this disease is caused by the soil saprophyte known as Burkholderiapseudomallei. “Though the disease ...

Some forms of bullying are significantly correlated with feeling sad or hopeless and attempting suicide, according to a new study. The correlation is highest when teens are bullied based on their sexual orientation or gender orientation, found the study, published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by John Rovers of Drake University, US, and colleagues. School bullying is a common ...

Karim Benzema netted two penalties as Real Madrid breezed to a 4-0 win over rock-bottom Elche on Wednesday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona back to eight points. Carlo Ancelotti’s team did not play at the weekend because of their involvement in the Club World Cup in Morocco, which they presented to supporters at the Santiago Bernabeu. ...

US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82. The star passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning after a brief illness, her manager said. Welch became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, widely remembered for playing a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 film ...

At least 39 people, most of them undocumented US-bound migrants who had just survived a perilous jungle crossing, died in a bus crash in Panama early Wednesday, officials said. Panama’s National Migration Service said the injured, including children, were being treated at various hospitals and clinics, without saying how many there were. The latest death toll, it added, was based ...

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be allowed to stand for Labour at the next election. Sir Keir Starmer said the MP, who was already kicked out of the party, will not stand under his party’s banner. It comes as Sir Keir tries to draw a line under the party’s past, when it became embroiled in a series of ...

Newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Kiminori Iwama, on Wednesday (February 15, 2023) said that he would encourage Japanese companies to expand their business in Bangladesh to help the country achieve expected economic growth. “Japan wants to be more involved in Bangladesh’s national development,” said the ambassador in a meeting with Local Government and Rural Development Minister Tajul Islam. The ...

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem visited an industrial park of country’s leading business conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group in Habiganj yesterday. Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman and chief executive officer at PRAN-RFL Group, Choudhury Atiur Rasul, director (Accounts) and Kamruzzaman Kamal, director (Marketing) welcomed the NBR Chairman at Habiganj Industrial Park. Muneem visited various manufacturing units of ...

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday confirmed her surprise resignation, announcing an election would take place to replace her as Scottish National Party (SNP) leader. Despite ruling out quitting less than a month ago, she told reporters: “In my head and in my heart I know that that time has now come.”

A recent study conducted by scientists at the Universities of Arizona and Kansas suggests that working at a busy coffee shop may be healthier than doing so in a quiet office. The study finds — perhaps unsurprisingly — that loud noises at the office have a negative impact on employee well-being. But the study also suggests that complete silence is ...