Dirty laundry allows bed bugs to thrive
Weekend Plus Desk :Bed bugs are attracted to dirty laundry, say scientists who warn that leaving worn clothes exposed in sleeping areas – especially while...
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Most nutritious vegetables to be included in your diet
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...
Novelist Syed Waliullah
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...
We are victims of genocide
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...
Poet Sheikh Fazlul Karim
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....
Poet Golam Mostafa
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...
Mezquita-Catedral in Cordoba offers a multi-layered way of seeing the world
Seema Chishti :History has often seen empires collide and dissipate, even as other kingdoms rush in to rebuild on the settling debris of legacy already...
Recipes to make fall in love with a hot cup of joe
Weekend Plus Desk :A steaming cup of coffee is all you need to add zing to a lazy day. Stirring up an aroma that lingers...
Stop genocide
M Mizanur Rahman : Aung San Suu Kyi, return your Nobel peace-prize and stop genocide at once for protection of human beings on earth who’re exactly...
The Rohingyas: A short account of their history and culture
by Dr Abdul Karim :People are eagerful to know the real history of the Rohingyas and Arakan. To gather knowledge about the land and the...
Ooty’s right here: A trip down memory lane
Zainab Sulaiman :As children, we spent our summers between Ooty and Hyderabad – one cool, pleasant and infused with the fragrance of flowers, another hot...
Smartphone apps may help reduce depression
Weekend Plus Desk :The results showed that smartphones open up non-stigmatising and self-managing avenues of care for the people with depression because smartphones can help...