Novelist Syed Muztaba Ali
Nurur Rahman Khan :yed Muztaba Ali, (1904-1974), was an educationist, novelist and short story writer. He was born on 13 September 1904 at his father’s workplace in Karimganj, Sylhet. His father, Syed Sikandar Ali,...
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Ontorer Ontoraler Ponktimala(Verses from Inner of the heart)byMahmuda Dewan [Publisher: Sayeed Ahmed Anis, Kalantor Prokashoni, C/31, Zakir Hossain Road, Block-E Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207. Published on 9th Falgun 1424/21st February 2018. Cover design: Mahmmda Dewan. Compose:...
Western diet may up severe sepsis risk
Weekend Plus Desk :estern diet high in fat and sugar can put a person at increased risk of developing severe sepsis – one of the most common causes of death worldwide – a study...
Stop asking a woman when she will become a mother
Weekend Plus Desk :ome women can choose not to have kids. Other women cannot have kids even if they want to. “When are you going to have a baby?” is a question married women...
Prokriti Mela in capital
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :ith the aim to create public awareness on the various elements of environment and nature among the people, Channel i, in association with Prokriti O Jibon Foundation, organised a day-long fair...
From chair dips to foot drill: Smart ways to exercise at your work desk
Weekend Plus Desk :Most of us these days are constantly tapping away at the keyboards and hardly find the time to be away from our computers. Several studies have established the relationship between sitting...
Nagging sore throat can be a sign of cancer
Weekend Plus Desk :ersistent sore throat, according to a recent research, can be symptomatic of cancer. The report that was quoted in BBC states that if a nagging sore throat is accompanied with earache,...
Firoz Mahmud dismantles British Imperialism through paintings
Selima Quader Chowdhury :istorical narratives have existed in art since humans first learned to express themselves. Visual representations of the past serve as historical documents that enable us to understand and interact with history....
Dismantles British Imperialism
Contd from page 4 :In (fig 7), Firoz depicts a female figure within finitely long hair which is strangling a white man like a venomous serpent, demonstrating the potential of the threat Indian women...
Moniruddin Yusuf: Poet and translator of Shahnama
Ayub Hossain :oniruddin Yusuf (1919-1987) writer and translator, was born on 13 February 1919 in the zamindar family of Boulai in Kishoreganj. His father was Maulvi Misbah Uddin Ahmad. It is said that his...
Bangiya Sahitya Bisayini Mussalman Samiti
Wakil Ahmed :angiya Sahitya Bisayini Mussalman Samiti, a Bangali Muslim literary society, was set up in 1899 in Kolkata at the initiative of Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, zamindar of Dhanbari, who became its founder...