Over the last few years, Adnan Al Rajeev has proved himself to be one of the most talented young ad film makers of Bangladesh.

BLUES NIGHT UNDER THE SKY

“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city”

I am pleased to say that the last cover photo of the Star Weekend (published on April 10, 2015) had the perfect essence of our Bengali New Year celebration.

After a three-month-long countrywide shutdown, the situation has considerably improved in the last few weeks.

For the past four days I have been confined to my bed, with the occasional foray into the kitchen in search of food and water and subsequently the toilet.

On a sunny spring Sunday in Spain, travelling out of Madrid by train accompanied by Senora Etelvina Ramirez, a senior Spanish Advocate, a person hugely interested in almost any subject under the sun and an incorrigible culture vulture, we got off at Alcala de Henares, only 35 kilometers from northeast of the capital.

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.”

Geographic tongue (GT) is a medical condition in which the upper layer of the tongue, which consists of tiny hair-like protrusions (called papillae), is damaged due to an expanding inflammation.

With Boishakh at our doorstep, the aura around the city has changed, and the rain of the Kalboishakhi just adds a little more to it every day.

Dance, as an art form, is on the rise in Bangladesh. While there are youths showing interest in dance everyday, there are some making a name on an international scale and acting as an inspiration for those who are new in the arena.

Article 17 of the Constitution names education as a civil right. It states, "Free and compulsory education: The state shall adopt effective measures for establishing a uniform mass-oriented and universal system of education and extending free and compulsory education to all children to such stage as may be determined by law…”

Gioachino Antonio Rossini was one of the most celebrated Italian composers who wrote 39 operas, sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces.

When I was about 5 years old, my favourite activity was to stare out of my window.

We often neglect to drink as much water as our bodies require. During the summer months especially, this can lead to de-hydration, if our water intake is less than water loss. The young and the elderly are more susceptible to this condition.

The days of sudden violent storms, pleasant sun-kissed evenings and scrumptious seasonal fruits are at our doorstep.

Militants killed 147 people in Kenyan University. Survivors said that the masked gun men signaled out the Non Muslim students and fired them mercilessly. Some ran for their lives as bullets whistled through the air.

Boishakh's different elements provide a powerful setting for our writers to talk about overcoming odds and welcoming a new dawn.

The half-completed Lalbagh Fort and its well-tended gardens are an excuse to escape Old Dhaka's hustle and bustle for an hour or so.

A few days back, a Facebook post shared by Marina Mahathir, the renowned Malaysian socio-political activist and daughter of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir Mohammad, was re-posted by many others.