The city I live in

Dhaka is my city. I live in Dhaka is an old city. It is the capital of Bangladesh. The city of Dhaka stands on the Buriganga. Dhaka is located in central Bangladesh at 2342 !" # 223 !$% on the eastern &anks of the Buriganga 'iver. The city has an area of 2 2 (s). miles or *22 s). kilometers. The city +as founded in the year ,- . &y /u&edar Islam khan during the reign of $mperor 0ahangir. It is other+ise called the city of mos)ues. 1ore than one crore people live in this city. There are many historical esta&lishments in the city. The 2al&agh fort and the 3hsan 1an4il are some of the e5amples. The &eautiful places here are the /angsad Bha&an% the nation 4oo% the national museum% the /ishu 6ark% the 'amna 6ark etc. Dhaka e5periences a hot% +et and humid tropical climate. 3s Dhaka is the most populous city of Bangladesh% it has a vi&rant and versatile cultural life. 7or much of recent history% Dhaka +as characteri4ed &y roadside markets and small shops that sold a +ide variety of goods. The land% the rivers% and the lives of Bangla people formed a richest heritage +ith marked differences from neigh&oring regions lesser developed civili4ations. It has evolved over the centuries and encompasses the cultural diversity of several social groups of Bangladesh.

Weekend
8eekend is something I really look for+ard too. 7rom the other &usy five days of 9niversity% I really get rest and rela5 on +eekends. :n 7riday mornings I am so happy &ecause I +ould have to get up early only for this one day and then sleep to my +ish on +eekends. 1oreover% as a family +e all could spend some time on +eekends. 2ast +eekend +as great for me. /aturday morning% after &reakfast% my 1om announced that +e +ould &e visiting my aunt;s place &ecause my sister gave &irth a &a&y. <urray== I +as happy. /o I did my home+ork;s very fast and completed them. 1y mother +as &usy preparing some food items and I helped her &y looking after my elder sister. By afternoon% +e took our &aths and got ready to leave to my aunt;s house. :ver there% +e had a great time. 1y niece +as also there and +e played a lot. 8hen it +as time to serve lunch% my mom and aunt served lunch and +e all had a great yummy lunch. 3fter lunch% +e fell asleep. By evening% +e had our tea and gossip +ith my aunt and sister. It +as so much of fun that +e really en>oyed the day. ?etting &ack home% +e +ere tired and slept of early. The +eekend passed off +ith loads of fun and entertainment and I look for+ard to the ne5t +eekend for more fun and entertainment and to rela5 myself from the daily home+ork;s and studies.

Pastime
1an is &orn to +ork. <e needs to +ork to live. But at the same time he cannot +ork continuously. <e needs leisure to &e recharged. <uman &eings cannot &e compared to machines. In order to earn their living% people all over the +orld lead a hectic and &usy life. /o% they need something else &esides their +ork to &e energi4ed. The monotonous +orking hours load their &rains +ith tiredness and stress. That is +hy they need pastimes. It refreshes them% at the same time it gives them a ne+ life. There may &e thousands types of pastimes all over the +orld. 1any pastimes around the +orld are common to people no matter +hat their nationality or race. But some are not. 1y pastime is reading different type of &ooks like adventure% thriller% novel% poem etc. and making delicious foods like cake% roast% pola+% s+eets etc. I also like to +atch television. The types of pastimes may vary from person to person according to their taste and culture. But the reason &ehind leisure is the same. The only reason is to have rela5ation and pleasure.

Best friend
I have had many friends in life% many have come and gone% &ut there is one friend that has remained to me loyal through thick and thin. <is name is 3nupom. I met 3nupom in 9niversity during orientation and his personality instantly struck me. <e is outspoken and outgoing% the complete opposite of my character. I am )uite shy and reserved. 8e have remained the &est of friends since then and though +e argue and disagree a&out some things% +e al+ays find a solution and our friendship continues to gro+. 3nupom understands me and he can tell +hen I am happy or sad. <e kno+s ho+ to read my moods and al+ays does her &est to cheer me up. Though +e took different career paths after high school% +e remained in contact and shared every little detail a&out our lives. <e understands me like no one else has ever done. Though +e have dissimilar characteristics% +e perfectly complement each other. <e likes fun and all the hype that comes +ith it +hile I prefer a more silent life. <o+ever% this has never &een an issue &et+een us. 8e al+ays find a +ay to en>oy each other;s company +ith our different personalities. :ne thing that I like a&out 3nupom is that she is fle5i&le and she is al+ays ne+ and open to ne+ ideas. Though +e don;t see each other as often as +e used to% +e make sure to keep in touch and normally meet at least t+ice a month to catch up. 3nupom is a friend I +ould never replace@ he is not only my &est friend &ut one of the &est things that have ever happened to me. I can;t imagine ho+ my life +ould &e +ithout him. The friendship +e share is one of a kind and is al+ays thankful I found him.

Person
Essay on My Favorite Author Rabindranath Tagore (Free to read). I am a voracious reader. I have read many authors but my !avorite author is Rabindranath Tagore "o"u#ar#y kno$n as %the &he##ey o! 'enga#.(Tagore $as a 'enga#i but he be#ongs to the $ho#e $or#d not to s"eak o! India. )e $as a universa#istic and a humanist through and through. Tagore $as born on May * +,*+ in -a#cutta. )e came !rom a rich !ami#y o! #and#ords. 'ut he had the mi#k o! human kindness !or the "oor and the do$ntrodden. Tagore $as not sent to any schoo# he $as taught at home. )e $as a high#y "reco cious chi#d. As such he $as ca"ab#e o! #earning more !rom nature and society at #arge than !rom any !orma# education. )is res"onsibi#ities regarding management o! a vast estate enab#ed him to interact $ith and get im"ressions !rom a #arge cross.section o! humanity. This enab#ed him to deve#o" a broad out#ook $ith a hea#thy b#end o! rea#istic and idea#istic strains. Even $hi#e #earning at home Tagore became a scho#ar at an ear#y age. )e had an inborn "oetic bent o! mind. )e began to $rite in 'enga#i at an ear#y age and even started a maga/ine. In his o"inion a chi#d0s !irst #anguage shou#d be his mother. tongue in $hich he cou#d e1"ress himse#! $ith better !e#icitation. Tagore $as a versati#e genius. )e $as a "oet nove#ist dramatist short.story $riter essayist actor musician "ainter cu#tura# #eader re#igious re!ormer and even a "o#itica# #eader to some e1tent. Above a## he $as a "atriot even $hi#e being a citi/en o! the $or#d. )is !amous nove#s are %2ore( %Wreck( etc. 'ut he is most "o"u#ar !or his book3 the %2itan4a#i(. a book o! devotiona# #yrics in "oetic "rose. The book $on him the 5obe# 6ri/e !or 7iterature in +8+9. )e $rote this book in 'enga#i and then himse#! trans#ated it into Eng#ish. :ur nationa# anthem %;ana. 2ana.Mana( is a#so the creation o! Tagore. 5o doubt Tagore is the greatest "oet and $riter o! modern India. )is $ritings are a## high#y ins"iring and touching. )e $as honored by a #arge number o! universities o! the $or#d $ith the honorary doctorate degrees. )e $as the cu#tura# ambassador o! India to the $or#d. )is "oems in "articu#ar have a dee" im"act on my mind and that is $hy he is my !avorite author.

Sports
There are various kinds o! s"orts in our country. I en4oy many games such as cricket basketba## hockey and !ootba##. :! a## these games I #ike !ootba## most. It $as !irst "#ayed in Eng#and. At "resent !ootba## is "#ayed across the $or#d. Footba## is an outdoor game. It is "#ayed in a !ie#d o! +<= yards #ong and ,= yards $ide. There are t$o goa# "osts on each end. They are eight yards a"art and have a bar on them. The bar is "ut eight !eet above the ground. The game is "#ayed bet$een t$o teams o! e#even "#ayers on each side. The game needs +== minutes to end $ith an interva# o! += minutes in the midd#e. A re!eree conducts the game. At the beginning the ba## is "#aced at the centre o! the !ie#d. The "#ay begins $hen the re!eree $hist#es. Then each team tries to "ass the ba## through the o""osite goa# "ost. There is a hard com"etition bet$een t$o teams. It is an e1citing and thri##ing time $hen a "#ayer becomes cra/y to make a score. :n#y the goa#kee"ers can touch and catch the ba## $ith hands. The team $hich scores more goa#s $ins the game. There is a good disci"#ine in the game. Every "#ayer must abide by the ru#es. 5ot on#y the "#ayers but a#so the s"ectators come to kno$ ho$ to strugg#e to become success!u#. Footba## is a nice game. It has instructive and cu#tura# va#ue. It a#so gives us much "#easure. A!ter our schoo# in the a!ternoon $e usua##y go to !ie#d and "#ay !ootba##. In a## res"ects I #ike this game most.

A book fair
A book !air is a "#ace $here books o! various kinds are brought !or sa#e and dis"#ay. It is a very "o"u#ar !air. In !act a book !air is considered to be an occasion o! great !estivity to the book.#overs. It is usua##y he#d in the $inter season on an o"en "#ace in most o! the ma4or cities o! the country. The main thing about a book !air is not sa#e but dis"#ay o! books on di!!erent sub4ects. It is organi/ed by various institutions on various occasions name#y Martyrs >ay ?ictory >ay Inde"endence >ay etc. The #eading "ub#ishers o! the country set u" sta##s o! their recent "ub#ications as $e## as o#d ones. ?arious kinds o! nove#s "oetica# $orks and science !ictions are main#y avai#ab#e in a book !air. A !estive #ook "revai#s a## around. The reno$ned artists "oets0 inte##ectua#s gather there and take "art in the seminars and cu#tura# "rogram. 7ast year I "aid a visit to the @Ekushey 'oime#a0 the most "o"u#ar book !air he#d in the "remises o! bang#e academy. My "ersona# im"ression about a book !air is that it can "#ay an im"ortant ro#e in deve#o"ing the habit o! reading books among the "eo"#e. It is a device to s"read cu#ture education and kno$#edge. It changes our out#ook on #i!e and $idens our domain o! #earning.

Vacation
COX'S BAZAR A the tourist capital 1iles of golden sands% to+ering cliffs% surfing +aves% rare conch shells% colorful pagodas% Buddhist temples and tri&es% delightful sea food this is Bo5Cs Ba4ar% the tourist capital of Bangladesh. <aving the +orldCs longest un&roken D,2 kmE &each sloping gently do+n to the &lue +aters of the Bay of Bengal against the pictures)ue &ackground of a chain of hills covered +ith deep green forests% Bo5Cs Ba4ar is one of the most attractive tourist spots in the +orld. The &each is good for &athing% sun &athing and s+imming. The &reath taking &eauty of the sun setting &ehind the +aves of the sea is captivating. 3ttractive local variety of cigars and handloom products of the 'akhyne tri&al families are good &uys. Their uni)ue customs and costumes attract visitors. 2ocated at a distance of ,*2 km. south of Bhittagong% Bo5Cs Ba4ar is connected &oth &y air and road from Dhaka and Bhittagong. Fisits to the fascinating picnic spot at <imchair% Teknaf% southernmost tip of Bangladesh% Buddist temple at 'amu and near&y islands of /onadia% /t. 1artin and 1oheskhali are memora&le e5perience of a life time. ?overnment has taken initiatives to develop /onadia as an e5clusive &each resort.

Or
1an is not satisfied +ith +hat he has seen and kno+n. /o as a student% i have a keen interest to kno+ the historical places of my country. During the last autumn vacation% i got an opportunity to visit &agerhat% a great historical place. The important spots of &angerhat are Gthe Tom& of khan >ahan aliH% the 2ake of Gkhan >ahanAaliH% the shatgam&u> mos)ue% and Gthe ghora tankH. The Tom& of khan >ahan ali is a fine one storeyed &uilding +here he +as &uried. :n the night of full moon of the month chaitra% a &ig fair is held &eside the Tom&. The dighi of khan >ahan ali is in front of the Tom&. It is a &ig tank. There are some crocodiles in this &ig tank. I also visited the /i5ty Domed mos)ue. The mos)ue is &eautifully decorated. The ghora Tank is also &ig. It is near the /i5ty Domed mos)ue. Bagerhat is really a place of historical interest. I left &agerhat &ut the memory still haunts my mind.

My Neighborhood!
We a## #ive in a society and are a## bound to a neighborhood. 5eighborhood is very im"ortant and it does de!inite#y have an im"act on $hat $e are and ho$ and $here $e #ive in. An#ess $e are ha""y in #iving in a good neighborhood $e cou#d not get to #ive "eace!u##y. I too #ive in a great and $onder!u# neighborhood. It is very "#easant and has #ot many !aci#ities. With a good "ark nearby making it the main attraction our neighborhood a#so has many other added bonuses. The grocery store is nearby $hich makes it easy !or a## residents to make an immediate "urchase $e have a bus sto" c#ose by so that "eo"#e do not have to trave# #ong !or means o! trans"ortation. The "ark is $hat makes it a #ot more beauti!u# as it is $e## maintained and makes it a gathering "#ace !or a## my neighbors in the evening !or chit chatting and "#aying !or kids. There is good air and $e en4oy the evenings $hi#e $e are at this "ark. 'ut #ike every neighborhood among the good "eo"#e that make it #ive#y and great there $ou#d some odd ones out that $ou#d s"oi# the entire !un. &ome "eo"#e in our neighborhood are very care#ess and untidy. They $ou#d 4ust #itter "#aces and thro$ their garbage 4ust #ike that outside. This is rea##y troub#esome and causes #ot o! di!!icu#ty to the others in the neighborhood. They a#so behave bad#y and have been $arned severa# times. &uch "eo"#e s"oi# the !un and unity in a society and make it a nuisance to everyone surrounding them. A"art !rom those kinds o! negative "eo"#e our neighborhood is "eace!u# and a## others #ive in harmony. In case o! any kind o! emergency to any resident $e a## $ou#d he#" each other at the time o! need. I have many !riends in my neighborhood and $e a## en4oy "#aying in the evenings. We have ce#ebrations !or every occasions and !estiva#s and this makes it #ot more !un and en4oyment !or a## o! us in the neighborhood. I #ike my neighborhood and $ou#d #ike to make changes in the negative as"ects concerning us in the neighborhood.