Short interrupted breaths in sleep apnea deadlier
Weekend Plus Desk :People with sleep apnea who have short interruptions in breathing while they sleep are at higher risk of death than those with...
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Poor oral health may lead to higher BP
Weekend Plus Desk :People with high blood pressure (BP) taking medication for their condition are more likely to benefit from the therapy if they have...
Novelist, playwright Syed Waliullah
Shafiul Alam :Syed Waliullah, (1922-1971) novelist, short story writer and playwright, was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong. His father, Syed Ahmadullah,...
Thinker Maulana Maniruzzaman Islamabadi
M Inamul Hoque :Maulana Maniruzzaman Islamabadi (1875-1950) was a Islamic thinker, nationalist activist and journalist. Born in Aralia, a village under Patiya upazila of Chittagong...
Farrukh Ahmad: Poet of renaissance
Anik Mahmud :Farrukh Ahmad (1918-1974) was a poet, author of juvenile literature. He was born on 10 June, 1918 at Majhail village of Sreepur upazila...
Aspirin can reduce liver cancer risk
Weekend Plus Desk :Taking two or more aspirin tablets a week can help reduce the risk of developing primary liver cancer, also called hepatocellular carcinoma...
Sufi Baul Lalon Shah
Wakil Ahmed & Anwarul Karim :Lalon Shah (1774-1890) preceptor of baul asceticism, composer and singer of Baul songs. He was born in 1181 BS (1774...
Poet Helal Hafiz
Literature Desk :Helal Hafiz (born 7 October 1948) is considered a true representative of poets of his generation having certain creative traits in an age...
Poet and dramatist Oscar Wilde
Karl Beckson :Oscar Wilde, in full Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde, (born October 16, 1854, Dublin, Ireland-died November 30, 1900, Paris, France), Irish wit, poet,...
Book Review: Sudhi Drishtitey Sabir Darshan
(Sabir’s Philosophy in the eyes of the intellectuals)Advisory Editor: Professor AMS Arefin Siddique, former Vice-Chancellor, Dhaka University. Editor: MR Mahboob. Cover Design by Samar Majumdar....
New study links Vitamin D deficiency with breast cancer
Weekend Plus Desk :Serena Williams kick started 2018’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month in partnership with ‘I Touch Myself.’ In a short video, the tennis star...
In the wake of global warming, it is best to switch to a ‘flexitarian diet’
Weekend Plus Desk :As per Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly, one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year, that...