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Photo exhibition on Rohingya crisis begins in city Tuesday
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – A two-day photo exhibition on Rohingya crisis will begin in the city on Tuesday.
DUCS, JUSJ joint champions in MIST cultural competition
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Dhaka University Cultural Society (DUCS) and Jahangirnagar University Sangskritik Jote (JUSC) have jointly become champions in an inter-university cultural competition organised by Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST).
Actress in 'ER,' 'Stand and Deliver' fatally shot by police
Los Angeles, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — An actress who appeared on the TV medical drama "ER" and starred in the film "Stand and Deliver" was fatally shot by police officers in Southern California after they say she pointed a replica handgun at them.
Mom's use of opioids in pregnancy may stunt kids' learning
Chicago, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother's drug use while pregnant, according to the first big U.S. study to examine potential long-term problems in these infants.
Harry and Meghan's wedding outfits to go on public display
London, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — The outfits Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wore at their wedding are to go on public display later this year at the ceremony's venue, Windsor Castle.
Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine has kidney problem after jail
Kampala, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — Bobi Wine, the Ugandan pop star who opposes the longtime president and has been charged with treason, has a "kidney problem" that needs urgent medical attention abroad, his lawyer said Wednesday, two days after the singer was freed from detention on crutches.
Bolivian woman might be world's oldest at nearly 118
Sacaba, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age of almost 118 years.
Art group to rebuild Berlin Wall in German capital
Berlin, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — The German capital is getting its infamous Berlin Wall back — at least for four weeks.
Milk intake reduces childhood stunting in Bangladesh: IFPRI study
Dhaka, Aug 26 (UNB) – Milk consumption has a large impact on linear growth in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant’s life, potentially reducing stunting by as much as 10.4 point among children in Bangladesh, according to a new study done by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms
Dhaka, Aug 9 (AP/UNB)-Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own, a big study found. Their babies fared better, too.