POEM: Great leader
-Mohammad Mamun Mia Breaking the shackles of subjection We earned our emancipation The Bengali nation has not bowed down to the usurper Has no question to surrender Due to a great leader. You were,...
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Blood holds key to liver regeneration
Weekend Plus Desk :he liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. A recent study shows that the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen may hold the key as to why some patients who...
Book Review: Let others also live
Weekend Plus Desk :Onnojibon, a book based on articles, written by prominent Journalist Jamaluddin Jamal, was published recently by Nayaprobaho Prokashoni. In this book the author reflected the plights of the oppressed, downtrodden, deprived...
From Aloo Parantha to Japanese Sticky Rice: Easy gluten-free recipes
Ingredients :Gluten-free chapati flour – 1 cup+1/3 cupWater to help you knead the doughSalt to tasteOnion – 1/2 super finely chopped.Green chillies – 2-3 finely (chopped)Green coriander – 10 strands (chopped)Ajwain seeds – 1/2...
Bhutan in off-season
Akhil Sharma :here is only one traffic light in Bhutan. It is at the top of the main road in Thimphu, the country’s capital. A policeman in a tight uniform stands beneath it, guiding...
Foolproof way of writing the best answers in exams
Weekend Plus Desk :1) How you can score good marks in exams! With board exams just around the corner, students are buried in their books, frantically trying to memorise as much as they can,...
The best type of exercise to burn fat
Gretchen Reynolds :A few minutes of brief, intense exercise may be as effective as much lengthier walks or other moderate workouts for incinerating body fat, according to a helpful new review of the effects...
Spending childhood in greener spaces may prevent mental disorders later
Weekend Plus Desk :hildren who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55 per cent less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, according to a study which emphasised the need...
Television viewing may lead to cognitive decline in older age
Weekend Plus Desk :hile studies have earlier established the link between decline in focus, memory and concentration levels in children due to watching television, a recent study has found that senior citizens or older...
Logging your diet can help you lose weight effectively
Weekend Plus Desk :hile logging everything you eat can be a tedious task, it turns out that this technique can help lose weight effectively, according to a recent study.The technique, known as dietary self-monitoring,...
Dr Ashraf Siddiqui: A tribute
Professor Anwarul Karim :he 92nd birth anniversary of one of the most praiseworthy sons of Bangladesh the poet-philosopher and the folklorist of international name and fame-Ashraf Siddiqui was observed on March 1, 2019. He...
Pollikobi Jasim Uddin
Bimal Guha :asim Uddin (1903-1976) poet and litterateur, was born on 1 January 1903 in his maternal uncle’s home at Tambulkhana in Faridpur. His father Ansaruddin Mollah was a teacher at school. Jasim Uddin...