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Why women are fitter than men

Weekend Plus Desk :Adopting a fit lifestyle might be key to living life in the best way (and actually prolong it) but it is generally presumed the gender ratio is skewed at the gym,...

How to care for your nails

Weekend Plus Desk :Nail care should be a vital part of your beauty routine. In fact, here are some tips that can help you maintain the sheen of your nails as advised by Dr...

Linguist, litterateur Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay

Badiuzzaman :Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay (1890-1977) linguist, educationist, litterateur, was born on 26 October, 1890 at Shivpur in Howrah. Son of Haridas Chattopadhyay, Suniti Kumar was meritorious as a student, and passed the Entrance (1907)...

Folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed

Wakil Ahmed :Abbasuddin Ahmed (1901-1959), folk singer, was born at Balarampur in Tufanganj subdivision in the district of Cooch Bihar on 27 October 1901. His father, Zafar Ali Ahmed, was a lawyer at the...

Poet Abul Hussain

Bimal Guha :Abul Hussain (1896-1938), writer, intellectual and social activist, was born on 6 January 1896 at the home of his maternal uncle in Panisara in Jashore. His paternal residence was at Kauria in...

POEMS

-M Mizanur Rahman What makes you poor?You are poor because of social disorder. You are poor because of financial disorder. You are poor because of inhuman rich. You are poor because of social breach....

Lalon Shah, the Great Sufi Baul

Professor Dr Anwarul Karim :This year on October 17, 2019, Lalon Shah, the leading Sufi Baul Fakir completes his 129th death anniversary. He lived and died at Seuria Village in Kumerkhali Upozila of Kushtia...

Poet Farrukh Ahmad

Anik Mahmud :Farrukh Ahmad (1918-1974) poet, and author of juvenile literature. He was born on 10 June, 1918 at Majhail village of Sreepur upazila of Magura district. His father, Khan Sahib Syed Hatem Ali,...