Trial participants reported feeling less anxious or depressed after taking high doses of Vitamin B6 for a month. The trial provides evidence that the calming effect B6 has on the brain could make it effective in preventing or treating mood disorders. Scientists at the University of Reading measured the impact of high doses of Vitamin B6 on young adults and ...

The cultivation of ‘Sonali Ansh’ jute in Habiganj is increasing every year. In three upazilas of the district, many people are making good profit by cultivating jute. Farmers are also getting good prices for jute in the market. Farmers said that jute cultivation is increasing due to their personal efforts. Government incentives would have been better. Sources from the District ...

Ireland cricket team arrived in Dhaka this morning and after a short break, reached Sylhet. It is the first time that Ireland will play the Tigers in a bilateral series, with matches across all three formats. The Bangladesh team are currently playing the T20I series against England which will end on March 14 before the Tigers depart for Sylhet to ...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday its profits surged to $161 billion last year off higher crude prices, a record result for an energy firm crucial to the kingdom’s economy. The firm, known formally as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said in its annual report that the profit represented “its highest annual profits as a listed company.” That came off ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated that the Election Commission is totally independent to conduct the country’s next general election. She said this when visiting British Minister of State (Indo-Pacific) of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Anne-Marie Trevelyan paid a courtesy call on her at Ganabhaban here on Sunday morning. During the meeting, they discussed different issues including ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will not take part in election held under the Awami League government, a party delegation said to EU diplomats on Sunday during a meeting. The meeting was held at a house in Gulshan-2 in the capital. After the meeting, BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said, “We made it clearly that we would not ...

With joint investment from Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, Beximco Pharmaceuticals is set to start producing medicines in the kingdom from next year, Prime Minister’s Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman said on Saturday. Bangladesh will provide Saudi Arabia with manpower and technical support for the plant, he said while speaking to reporters after a visit to Beximco Pharmaceuticals ...

King Charles may offer Prince Harry and Meghan Markle an apartment in Buckingham Palace as their UK residence when they visit the country, a report said. This comes after King Charles told the couple to vacate their previous UK home, Frogmore Cottage, and passed it on to his brother Prince Andrew, Hindustan Times reported. The Mail reported that King Charles ...

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the global businessmen and investors to invest in Bangladesh to transform the country into a developed, prosperous and smart one 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 inaugurating a three-day ...

Iran has finalised a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defence cooperation between the two countries deepens. The air force of sanctions-hit Iran has an ageing fleet of aircraft and has struggled to acquire spare parts to keep its warplanes in the air. In a statement to the United Nations, Tehran said it ...