Teaching kids the worth of hard work
Weekend Plus Desk :Do you want to instil the value of hard work in your kids? If so, try and demonstrate the effort you put in to achieve a goal, researchers said.The findings showed...
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My favourite poet Bande Ali Mia Azad Miah
One day I suddenly developed an urge to recite a poem which I learnt many years ago. There was no particular reason, I just felt like reciting it. But the problem was, I could...
Kendriyo Muslim Sahitya Sangsad, Sylhet
Nandalal Sharma :Kendriyo Muslim Sahitya Sangsad is one of the oldest literary societies of Bangladesh. A few litterateurs assembled at a meeting at the Sareqaum House of Hazrat Shahjalal Dargah in Sylhet on 16...
Motaher Hossain Chowdhury
Shafiul Alam :Motaher Hossain Chowdhury (1903-1956) educationist and writer, was born in Kanchanpur village of Noakhali district. He Matriculated from Comilla Yusuf High School and completed his IA and BA from Comilla Victoria College....
POEM: 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 of the same flesh and blood and more or...
Book Review: 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 people a renowned historian, researcher, former Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong...
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 and dry, but rich with history, its rocky terrain...
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 them, monitor, understand and manage their own mental health.“The...
Responsible tourism: Bangladesh perspective
Kanij Fatima :Thirty or more years ago a movement started amongst wildlife tourism businesses to ensure that tourism and tourists weren’t destroying the wildlife that visitors came to see. They called it ‘Ecotourism,’ and...
Women, young adults at higher risk of anxiety
Weekend Plus Desk :Women as well as young adults are twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, a new study says.Anxiety disorder – the most common mental health problem – is often manifest...
Running may help you quit smoking
Weekend Plus Desk :Finding it hard to quit the bad habit of smoking? Joining a running group can help you say no to tobacco, a study has claimed.The study, led by researchers from the...
Friends can make your marital conflict less stressful
Weekend Plus Desk :Marital conflicts can take a toll on your health, but having even a few close friends and family members to turn to can help reduce the stress associated with such conflicts,...