Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | Dhaka
Lakshmi Sharath :The sand particles come flying in, stinging my face and piercing my skin as the boisterous gale hurls small pebbles in my direction. The howling of the winds is drowned by the...
Weekend Plus Desk :Is your child not getting ample sleep due to early school hours? Beware, your kid is more likely to develop depression and anxiety, warns a new study. The study reveals that...
Weekend Plus Desk :Yoga is a great healer and contributor to improving strength, flexibility, and endurance, but wrong yoga poses can make your daily life difficult instead of easy, say experts. Minakshi Fullara, Chief...
Weekend Plus Desk :On-demand services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are leaving no stone unturned to increase their Indian subscriber base. Their library of movies and shows forces you to binge-watch. So do...
Weekend Plus Desk :Women may be more likely than men to use gossiping and rumour-mongering as tactics to badmouth a potential rival who is competing for a man’s attention. Women also gossip more about...
Literature Desk :Kazuo Ishiguro OBE FRSA FRSL Japanese (born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer. He was born in Nagasaki, Japan. Ishiguro is the son of Shizuo Ishiguro,...
Weekend Plus Desk :Bed bugs are attracted to dirty laundry, say scientists who warn that leaving worn clothes exposed in sleeping areas – especially while staying in hotels – can facilitate the spread of...
Weekend Plus Desk :Pumpkins contain essential nutrients such as folic acid, manganese, vitamin C and zinc while spinach contains antioxidants that combat free radicals. There are other vegetables too that have higher value of...
Shafiul Alam :Syed Waliullah (1922-1971), novelist, short story writer and playwright, was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong. His father, Syed Ahmadullah was a government officer. His father’s posting at different...
Mahmuda Begum Sinthia : We are being burnt by brutal flame. Our ashes are being imprisoned too under the ferocious giant, which they cannot hide. We are victims of genocide. No citizenship, no birthright, no...
Wakil Ahmed :Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882-1936) was a Poet, litterateur and editor. He was born on 9 April 1882 at village Kakina in Rangpur district. His father was Amirullah and mother Kokila Bibi.His early...
Shahidul Islam :Golam Mostafa, (1897-1964) poet and writer, was born in the village of Manoharpur in Shailkupa thana, Jessore (now Jhenaidaha), son of Golam Rabbani and grandson of Kazi Golam Sarwar, both folk poets.Golam...