World No Tobacco Day
Altaf Hussain :he World Health Organization (WHO) designed May 31 of every year as the annual World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is ‘Tobacco and Lung Health.’...
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Summer coolers: Make these refreshing sherbets in no time
Weekend Plus Desk :ummer is the time to whip up a smoothie and go a bit easy on the coffee. But nothing is more refreshing than a glass of chilled sherbet in this heat,...
POEM: Liberty of women: Dream
-Farid SayedThe best creation of GodBoth men and woman,Adorned by each other,Blessed in the Heaven. In pairs they’re the garments of each other,Sympathizing the wounds at the deep of heart.Hand in hand they move together,...
Journalist Mohammad Nasiruddin
M Nurul Quiyum :ohammad Nasiruddin (1888-1994) was a journalist and liberal thinker. He had little formal education. But through private studies and interactions he became an outstanding reformist intellectual of the Muslim society of...
Charon Kobi Mukunda Das
Wakil Ahmed :Mukunda Das’s (1878-1934) original name was Yajneswar. But later it was changed to Mukunda Das after being initiated by Ramananda. Mukunda Das’s grandfather was a boatman and his father, Gurudayal, worked at...
POEMS: The truth and the beauty
-Tahia TabassumIt was just a scenario you know, You have to put a step first to go. A step to cross the universe, Life is a blessing but not a curse. Not a single...
POEMS: Existence
-Papel Kumar ShahaNature of fire-overtop,Nature of river-underneath,Either I’ll be fire or riverAnd go on with my breath. Fire has elegiac annihilation,River has basinal,Fire and river tell meThere is rise and fall. Let me know...
Preventing child marriage
Md Atikur Rahman :arly marriage is a common disorder in Bangladesh. In order to achieve Millennium Development Goals, where different remedies are being taken, there can be no conscious citizen’s desire to have a...
Beat the heat with these refreshing summer beverages Fresh Bael Fruit Cooler
Weekend Plus Desk :Ingredients1 – Bael50g – Sugar (powdered)1-2 – Lemon (optional)1/2 tsp – Black saltMethod* Take out the pulp of bael in a big bowl.* Add 1 cup of water to the bowl...
Male beauty revolution
Weekend Plus Desk :If philosopher and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson would have been alive, he would have changed his well-known quote from ‘Men are what their mothers made them’ to ‘Men are what their...
Easy decor ideas to make home summer-ready
Weekend Plus Desk :ummer is all about light and pastel colours, so why not include such earthen shades to your home decor to match with the season. Giving your interiors a relaxed look with...
Get rid of dark circles, to get glowing skin in summer
Weekend Plus Desk :he skin around the eyes is very delicate and much thinner than most other areas of the face. It has a fine texture and no oil glands. This area reflects neglect,...