Get involved in sports, social activities can help to be confident teens
Weekend Plus desk :Children who take part in extra-curricular activities and have a good circle of friends may cope better with the transition from primary...
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Drinking diet soda? Beware, it may make you gain weight
Weekend Plus desk :Looking to shed those extra kilos? If so, stop drinking that soda or other diet soft drinks that may cause people to...
Ageless mom
Weekend Plus Desk :Yelin, 50, is mother to a 22-year-old son. She is often mistaken as his girlfriend. With a wrinkle-free face and toned body,...
Emotional hangover is very real; Here’s how to deal with it
Weekend Plus desk :‘Emotional hangover’ is the term quite popularly used to describe a heartbroken individual who is struggling to move past his or her...
Lonely teenagers more prone to poor sleep
Weekend Plus Desk :Is your teenaged daughter or son having trouble falling asleep or sleeping less? It may be because of the feeling of loneliness,...
Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore
Literature Desk :The immortal Indian literary figure Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European and first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for literatured in 1913....
The Journey
Rabindranath Tagore :The morning sea of silence broke into ripples of bird songs; and the flowers were all merry by the roadside; and the wealth...
Transformation
Farida Hossain :It was the month of December 1971. Nima was standing on the terrace of the house in Patla Khan Lane in old Dhaka....
The Case of Bangladesh
Shishir Reza :Recently, a book titled ‘Political Economy of Unpeopling of Indigenous Peoples: The Case study of Bangladesh’ (2016) has been published by Muktobuddhi Prokasana,...
Pink Grapefruit Punch
Prep: 5mins, Serves 15 – 20 A pretty pink punch to keep your guests happy. Make it up in minutes and serve chilled.Ingredients200ml pink grapefruit...
Strawberry Gin
Prep: 15 mins, makes 1.5 litresCapture the true taste of summer with this berry-infused spirit that makes a stunning gin ‘n’ tonic or base for...
Sunscreens may cause Vitamin D deficiency
Weekend Plus Desk :While sunscreens are known to protect against skin cancer, they may be inadvertently making you deficient in Vitamin D, causing muscle weakness...