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Controlling social media to prevent teenage crime

Md Atikur Rahman :Bangladesh is the name of a prosperous poverty-stricken country suffering from the present world population. Intentional misuse of Internet, dream of digital Bangladesh and cyber crime in the imperial world conspiracy...

Where do you feel at home?

Weekend Plus Desk :Gaius Plinius Secundus, a Roman philosopher better known as Pliny the Elder, once said, “Home is where the heart is.” Almost two thousand years later, it turns out IKEA’s fifth annual...

Brighten up your interiors with pastels

Weekend Plus Desk :Pastel colours exhibit the characteristics of art pastels and hence the name. These shades reflect a lot of light, so using them could brighten up a space.Abraham Santosh, Head Designer at...

The sleep hormone

Weekend Plus Desk :With increasing prevalence of sleep-related issues, melatonin has gained popularity. Melatonin is a hormone that controls the body’s circadian rhythm -an internal system that regulates sleep and wakefulness. Production and release...

Ideal exercises to keep your heart healthy

Weekend Plus Desk :High cholesterol, irregular blood pleasure level and hypertension are something most people complain about these days. To address this emerging problem, World Heart Day is celebrated on September 29 every year...

Dhaka: The city of traffic

Md Niaz Azad :The word ‘Sustainable’ isn’t something one would use when describing a third world country. And surely, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and its government haven’t done much to change that point. As...

Litterateur Pramatha Chowdhuruy

Badiuzzaman :Pramatha Chowdhury, (1868-1946) litterateur, essayist, and one of the architects of Cholito Bhasa, was born on 7 August 1868 in Jashore. He was the son of Durgadas Chowdhury. His parental home was at...

Poet, novelist Syed Shamsul Haque

Literature Desk :Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a poet, lyricist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it),...

POEMS

POEMS

Looking Forward -Shamsul Alam Belal Illness is a doctor, To whom we pay most heed to kindness. To knowledge, we make promise, We obey the only pain of a longer wait To free our...