Probashbangla24 Desk : A top US official in the fight against so-called Islamic State group has quit over President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria. Brett McGurk, the US special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat IS, brought his departure forward from February. Before Mr Trump’s announcement he had insisted that the…
Probashbangla24 Desk : Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry had made their way to the area. The heightened military activity comes days after President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would postpone a planned military operation on…
Probashbangla24 Desk : At least 23 people died in Nepal when a bus carrying students and their teachers back from a botanical trip ran off a road and plunged 700m (2,300ft) into a ravine. Another 14 people were injured in the crash in Dang district, western Nepal. Most of the victims were students aged between 16…
Sports Desk : Spain’s Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total, by beating Abu Dhabi side Al Ain in the final. Luka Modric curled home the opening goal from the edge of the area after Karim Benzema’s lay-off. Marcos Llorente hit a stunning 25-yard half-volley…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it. Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland. Power was first in line at a…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy arrived here on Wednesday morning on a four-day visit to Bangladesh as part of its journey around the globe. Carrying the trophy, a flight of Emirates Airways landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:40 am. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, ICC’s showpiece 50-over event,…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A simple new blood test being trialled across 40 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand could spare cancer patients from having to undergo unnecessary chemotherapy. Developed by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne, the test is able to determine if fragments of tumour DNA are present…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Crohn’s disease (CD), a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestinal tract, is affecting people globally. Experts have long suspected that CD represents a collection of related but slightly different disorders. In a study published in the journal JCI Insight, researchers at the University of North Carolina reported that they have pinpointed a…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Two snub-nosed monkeys are pictured resting on a stone and staring intently into the distance. What are they looking at, and what are they thinking? It turns out they are watching a big barney between members of their troop. This image of apparent serenity versus commotion is the overall winner of the…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Sindoor Khela 2018: Durga Puja is the biggest festival for Bengalis who wait all year long for the five days of festivities. Vijaya Dashami, being the last day of the festival, is hence a sombre occasion when Goddess Durga is bid adieu for a year. Even though it’s a day when people…