Health Desk : Gently stroking a baby reduces activity in their brain associated with painful experiences, a study has found. The study, by University of Oxford and Liverpool John Moores University, monitored the brain activity of 32 babies while they had blood tests. Half were stroked with a soft brush beforehand and they showed…
Bangabandhu Bridge toll collection system collapses
Bangladesh Dhaka corrspondent : The computerized toll collection system of Bangabandhu Bridge has broken down on Sunday morning. The authorities have kept the toll collection suspended from 10 am to 12 pm. As a result, a huge traffic gridlock has been created on both sides of the bridge. At one stage, the authorities started collecting tolls…
Choose flowering plants that show off their beauty in winter
Probashbangla24 Desk : Flower gardening is overwhelming. Come winter, there are a good number of plants that bloom beautifully and can enhance the splendour of your garden. These flowers are annuals, meaning they need to be planted every year. These stunning flowers are prized for the brilliant colours they add to a landscape. Who does…
Brain responds more quickly to angry voices: Study
Probashbangla24 Desk : We notice aggressive or threatening voices much faster than those that sound normal or happy, scientists say. According to the study published in the journal Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, our attention is more focused on threatening voices to enable us to clearly recognise the location of the potential threat. Researchers…
Indonesia tsunami hits Sunda Strait after Krakatoa eruption, kills 168
Probashbangla24 Desk : At least 168 people have been killed and 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, government officials say. The country’s disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged by Saturday’s tsunami. It says the possible cause of the tsunami was undersea landslides after the Krakatoa volcano erupted.…
Zero earns Rs 20.14 crore on Day 1
Entertainment Desk : Zero box office collection Day 1: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif starrer romantic drama gets an underwhelming response from the critics and the audience. It earns Rs 20.14 crore on the day of its release. This week’s solo Bollywood release Zero has opened at the box office with a total…
Myanmar pledges to continue peace process in accordance with military announcement
Probashbangla24 Desk : Myanmar’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) has pledged to continue to strive towards the participation of eight remaining non-ceasefire signatory ethnic armed organizations in political dialogue, while strengthening the ceasefire already achieved with 10 armed organizations. The NRPC made the pledge in a press release issued late on Friday in response to…
FBI swoops on ‘national threat’ ‘hacks for hire’ sites
Probashbangla24 Desk : The FBI has seized control of 15 websites that let people pay to knock individuals and other sites offline. The so-called booters sought to swamp targets with huge amounts of data in what are known as distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Three US men have been charged with allegedly offering DDoS services. “DDoS-for-hire services such…
NATO coalition airstrike kills 10 militants in W Afghanistan
Probashbangla24 Desk : Up to 10 Taliban militants have been killed following a NATO-led coalition forces’ airstrike in Afghan western province of Farah, local police said Sunday. The strike targeted a militants’ hideout in Bala Buluk district’s Ab-e-Khurma village on Saturday, leaving 10 Taliban militants including their customhouse official named Mullah Nayazi dead, provincial police…
Gatwick drones: Man and woman from Crawley held
Probashbangla24 Desk : A 47-year-old man and 54-year-old woman from Crawley are being questioned over multiple drone sightings that brought Gatwick Airport to a standstill. Flights were grounded for more than 36 hours when drones were first spotted close to the runway on Wednesday night. The airport has since reopened and flights were operating on schedule,…