“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.

Lawyer Nadia Chowdhury has always wanted to do something for stray animals in Bangladesh; and making use of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1920 was her chance to contribute.

A sewing machine and a dozen colorful threads still give hope and strength to labour leader Aminul Islam's family, to survive.

Despite resistance from general society, SRHR- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights- is being introduced into classrooms across the nation.

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

If the Bangladesh government has its way, the legally permissible marriage age would be both 18 and 16.

For hundreds of years, conch shells are carved into bangles of intricate designs, in tiny shops at Shankhari Bazaar.

Konal is a popular household name today, especially after her lively anchoring of the Shera Kontho, a children's singing competition on Channel i.

“There is magic in the distance, where the sea-line meets the sky.”

The Meaning of Independence

Despite the progressive rise in our literacy rate, and increased globalisation designed to promote modernisation and forward thinking, many of our countrymen simply refuse to come out of their caves.

Be it our laziness or the fear of not being able to have midnight snacks after brushing at night, we often neglect to brush our teeth before going to bed.

A plane carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps last week en route to Düsseldorf, Germany, from Barcelona, Spain.