Adopting a healthy lifestyle could reduce cancer risk
Weekend Plus Desk :You can avoid cancer by dropping bad habits and a defective lifestyle, and adopting a new healthy lifestyle with healthy habits. Just...
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5 simple hacks to stay sweat free at all times
Weekend Plus Desk :Sweat stains can be unpleasant and embarrassing, so try using sweat pads or an antiperspirant to prevent it, suggests an expert.Gunjan Gaur,...
Is equality too much to ask for?
Maliha Ahmed :As the month of the year when International Women’s Day is celebrated comes to an end, policy-makers should remember that while availability of...
Earthquake risk management
Farid Hasan Ahmed :An earthquake hit Bangladesh and surrounding countries, on April 13, killing one and injuring over 100 others. 18 buildings got tilted across...
Breads, pavs, buns and pizza bases contain cancer-causing chemicals
Weekend Plus Desk :According to the report, 84 per cent of bread and bakery samples collected from across Delhi contain residues of potassium bromate, potassium...
Brief on Haiku
Ashraful Musaddeq :Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry-a non-rhymed verse genre with seasonal theme which paint a mental image in the reader’s mind. It...
Books, education and language
Rummana Chowdhury :When I was very small and was trying to learn the alphabets my respected tutor made a statement many times, which came back...
Muzharul Islam, Kahn and architecture in Bangladesh
Kazi K Ashraf :(After last week write-up)However, the most poignant event would be to invite Louis Kahn to design the capital complex at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar...
A lost gem: Nazrul specialist Shahabuddin Ahmed
Rakika Rafi :Mysterious eyes, a fine lip line and a head with glimmering, silver-white hair. That’s what my grandfather looked like. All these features used...
Great Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
Literature Desk :Kazi Nazrul Islam is the National Poet of Bangladesh and one of the greatest poets of the world, who championed the cause of...
Muzharul Islam, Kahn and architecture in Bangladesh
Kazi K Ashraf :(excerpted from the essay originally published in MIMAR 31, 1989)From the beginning of the last century almost all aspects of societal existence...