Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell
Literature Desk :Bertrand Arthur William Russell was born at Trelleck on 18th May, 1872. His parents were Viscount Amberley and Katherine, daughter of 2nd Baron...
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Poet Asad Chowdhury
Literature Desk :Asad Chowdhury (born 11 February 1943) is a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in...
Michael Madhusudan enriched Bengali literature
Mahmuda Begum Sinthia :January 25th, 1824, 194 years ago, Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1814-73), the legendary Bengali poet-playwright and father of Bengali sonnet, was born at...
Intellectual Abul Hashim
Golam Kibria Bhuiyan :Abul Hashim (1905-1974) was a Muslim nationalist politician and intellectual. Born in the village Kashiara in Burdwan district, West Bengal, Abul Hashim...
Bad Player
Dr Augustine Cruze : Oh God destroy my enemies Because they have made injustice to me Destroy them for they have betrayed me For they...
Legend in Bengali novels
Another cause of the popularity of Anowara was its perspicuity, straight and easy style of statement. On the other hand, Najibor Rahman was first and...
Stifling your sneeze may rupture your throat
Weekend Plus Desk :While pinching your nose and clamping your mouth shut to contain a forceful sneeze may be part of the workplace etiquette, it...
Lohri celebrations with these recipes
Weekend Plus Desk :Lohri is celebrated among Sikhs and Hindus in Punjab every year in January. On the night of Lohri, a bonfire is lit...
Moongphali Chikki
Ingredients :1 cup – Raw peanuts1 cup – Powdered sugar2 – Powdered cardamom2 tsp – Crushed pistachiosA pinch – Salt2 tsp – GheeMethod * Grease...
Gur Chawal
Ingredients :4 cups – Basmati rice1 cup – Jaggery (pounded)1 tsp – Black cardamom seeds2 tbsp – Sliced dry dates2 tsp – Fennel seeds4-5 –...
Sesame Potato
Ingredients :2 – Potatoes (peeled and slid into a triangle shape)4-5 tbsp – CornflourTo taste – Salt1 tbsp – Red chilli powder1-1/2 tbsp -Tomato ketchup2...
Time Stops at Siem Reap
Sandip Roy :Over a month after returning from a vacation in Sri Lanka, I ran into a friend at a party. “You are in town?”...