Nobel Lecture of Bob Dylan
Weekend Plus Desk :When I first received this Nobel Prize for Literature, I got to wondering exactly how my songs related to literature. I wanted to reflect on it and see where the connection...
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When is it and all you need to know about it
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Every year millions of Muslim across the globe fast from dawn to dusk during Ramzan, the ninth month in the Muslim calendar. It is considered as the holiest month and this...
Remembering Justice Abdul Moudud
Prof Dr A B M Habibullah :Born in 1908 in Wari, a village in Burdwan district of what was then Bengal, Abdul Moudud was the first in his family and in his local community...
Reverse signs of sun damage on hair, skin
Weekend Plus Desk :Heat can damage your hair and skin, but there are ways to protect it from further damage, suggest experts. Audrey D’souza, TIGI Educator and Sangeeta Velaskar, Vice President and Head of...
POEM: The Navigator (Panjeri)
-Farrukh Ahmad : Navigator, O Navigator, how far away is the dawn? Your sky is still overcast with clouds? The crescent and the stars are not yet visible? With you at the mast, I...
Should we be worrying about the purpose of life?
Weekend Plus Desk :The other day, as I lay on my couch, enjoying an episode of Gotham and its deliciously evil villains, I suddenly wondered at my purpose in life. I pictured myself crossing...
Humanist poet Farrukh Ahmad
Prof Muhammad Matiur Rahman :Farrukh Ahmad (1918-74) is one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature. He is commonly known as ‘the poet of Muslim renaissance’ as many of his poems emblem the spirit...
New wearable patch can detect sleep disorders
Weekend Plus Desk :Scientists have developed a disposable, wearable patch that can record pulse rate, sleep time and body position to effectively diagnose sleeping disorders. Researchers analysed patch recordings from about 174 subjects. They...
Breastfeeding may cut chronic pain from C-section
Weekend Plus Desk :Mothers who breastfed their babies for more than two months after delivery via Caesarean section were three times less likely to experience persistent pain, researchers found.Chronic pain after C-section delivery, lasting...
Breastfeeding may cut chronic pain from C-section
Weekend Plus Desk :Mothers who breastfed their babies for more than two months after delivery via Caesarean section were three times less likely to experience persistent pain, researchers found.Chronic pain after C-section delivery, lasting...
New wearable patch can detect sleep disorders
Weekend Plus Desk :Scientists have developed a disposable, wearable patch that can record pulse rate, sleep time and body position to effectively diagnose sleeping disorders. Researchers analysed patch recordings from about 174 subjects. They...
Humanist poet Farrukh Ahmad
Prof Muhammad Matiur Rahman :Farrukh Ahmad (1918-74) is one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature. He is commonly known as ‘the poet of Muslim renaissance’ as many of his poems emblem the spirit...