According to the American Breast Cancer Society in US this year one woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In addition, 1,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die this year. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%.
But do you know how [...]

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“Volunteerism is the willingness of people to work on behalf of others without the expectation of pay or other tangible gain¦ the vast majority work on an impromptu basis, recognising a need and filling it, whether it be the dramatic search for a lost child or the mundane giving of directions to a lost [...]

Wishing you happy earth day. Are you planning to do anything special today?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Learn: What is Earth_Day ?

I recommend one of my recent favorite movies ‘Deshantori’ by Mridul Chowdhury and Sujan Mahmud to our bloggers.
 
Following is the synopsis of Deshantori: The widely acclaimed film Deshantori tells the story of 26 Bangladeshis who risked their lives in search of a better future by undertaking a perilous journey to Spain through the Sahara [...]

Our recent discussions on Thoughts on Divorce at the blog brought out many poignant issues, and one of them was substance abuse among the younger generation. We wanted to highlight the work of Solace“ an initiative by a parent whose children were diagnosed with substance abuse, now another parent who has joined the network to [...]

There are many things in my life that I dread doing, and public speaking is one them, I can come up with every possible ‘excuse’ to convince myself why I cannot do it and why I should avoid it at any cost. In school when I had no choice but to speak in class for [...]

While I was browsing through the net the following article by Shayera Moula caught my eyes, I thought it was funny and witty, and wanted to share with our readers, enjoy.Â
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The Ten Commandments for Bengali girls: Brace yourselvesÂ

That’s right ladies, it’s here and it’s in written form for the first time; so you better [...]

A year ago, the adhunika blog was merely an idea, after 365 days, 9 dedicated bloggers, 63 posts within 17 categories, 310 comments and 43291 visitors later  this is what we would like to share with our readers:
Comment from a regular participant:
Nazia Hussein from Bangladesh:
Since I first visited adhunika, I always wanted to join the team. I [...]

My deadline should have ‘a deadline’ of its own for me to finish a task on time! I have a tendency of postponing things to the last minute, I feel I need to have that ‘stress’ factor to get things done. There is a term for people like me, which is ‘procrastinator’- someone who postpones [...]

Having a baby is a joyous experience of our life. Despite many worries during pregnancy, we all cherish a picture perfect healthy, cuddly and cute baby in our arms. Everyone we know gets involve to make plans around that bundle of joy; while we bask around in the thought of motherhood in due time.
Now picture [...]