IslamThe verse of Surah Ash-Shu'ara that says poets are followed by the misguided is followed three verses later by an exception for believing, righteous poets; Prothom Alo's religion desk explains with tafsir and hadith.
EnvironmentIn Furinda village in Araihazar, Narayanganj, workers who re-dye rejected factory yarn for gamchhas and lungis earned Tk 10,000 to 12,000 a month, with dye ground into their skin and breathing problems common.
A short rhyme by Shahanaj Shiuli in praise of the mango, its nutrients and the rewards of growing it.
A day-long Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival was held in a festive atmosphere in Kaliganj, Satkhira, on the theme "Union, not separation, is fundamental".
