The 9th Ayurveda Day-2024 was celebrated in Dhaka by giving importance to preventive treatment out of the trend of remedial treatment.

The event was organized by the Indira Gandhi Cultural Center of the Indian High Commission on Tuesday (29 October 2024) at the Indian Cultural Center in Gulshan in the capital. The theme for Ayurveda Day 2024 was “Ayurveda Innovation for Global Health”.

The program brought together Ayurveda experts, practitioners, students, representatives from the pharmaceuticals sector, and eminent members of the Bangladeshi civil society.

Addressing the gathering, the Acting High Commissioner of India Pawan Badhe conveyed that India remains committed to working closely with Bangladesh to enhance cooperation in the field of Ayurveda and other traditional medicines.

He emphasiszed the importance of collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the field of traditional medicines.

Dr. Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Mokhlesur Rahman, Chief Researcher, Ayurvedic Research Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Dhaka, Mohammad Jamal Uddin, Deputy Managing Director, Hamdard Bangladesh Foundation And the academic chair of Hamdard University established under the Ministry of AYUSH of the Government of India Munawar Hussain Kazmi shares his views on the current relevance of Ayurveda. IGCC Director and First Secretary (Political & Cultural) Ann Mary George presided over the function. 

The meeting was followed by a live musical performance by renowned sitar player Ebadul Huq Shaikat. A number of stalls exhibiting various ayurvedic products and services available in Bangladesh was another interesting aspect of the evening.

A dragon fruit that is attractive to look at and packed with nutrients. Although this fruit is foreign, now it is being cultivated in the country. Day by day this fruit has become very popular.

As a result, red fruit is rich in vitamin C and other antioxidants, which reduce the risk of various diseases.

Nutrient-rich dragon fruit contains as much vitamin C as an orange and three carrots combined.

Vitamin C boosts our immune system, brightens skin and makes teeth beautiful.

Dragon fruit contains lycopene. Studies have shown that consuming a certain amount of lycopene daily can significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer. So one should consume a dragon fruit daily to avoid the risk of breast cancer. Besides, dragon fruit contains high amount of iron, which can cure our anemia. People suffering from anemia can avoid anemia to a great extent if they eat dragon fruit daily.

Dragon fruit contains potassium which keeps our heart healthy by controlling high blood pressure. Dragon fruit keeps the body healthy by eliminating bad cholesterol and improving good cholesterol. Since dragon fruit is low in carbohydrates and fat, diabetics can easily consume it. It will not affect any sugar level.

Dragon fruit also contains phosphorus and calcium. Hence it helps in preventing tooth and bone decay. Dragon fruit has a lot of water content, so eating this fruit can keep you healthy and alive. So dragon fruit should be consumed to meet the requirement of vitamin C.

'Invest in women, accelerate progress' is the slogan for Women's Day 2024. March 8 is International Women's Day. The day is being celebrated in all the countries of the world. Many make special arrangements for their beloved women. However, many people may not know how the celebration of Women's Day started.

Women were once neglected and oppressed during the patriarchal era. Far from being equal to men, women did not get even some basic freedoms. Overcoming all those obstacles, women are now moving the world forward on an equal footing. But this change did not come overnight. Over the years, women's collective protests in different places paved the way for the current picture to emerge.

At one time women did not even have the right to vote or go outside to work. There were various restrictions on clothes, food, grooming and lifestyle. With the evolution of time and due to family needs, women started going outside to work. But still the discrimination between men and women in work is noticeable.

In 1908, women working in garments took to the streets of New York. Their main demands were shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote. International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time on February 28, 1909, on the demand of this movement. Some people have different opinions on this matter. According to them, Women's Day was celebrated on March 19, 1911 in the United States and some European countries. But basically, there is information about celebrating Women's Day on March 8 for the first time in Russia.

The journey of women's movement was not easy. Their demands were not easily accepted, either. After many years of waiting, this women's day is recognized worldwide. In 1975, the United Nations declared March 8 as International Women's Day. Since then, Women's Day has been celebrated on this date.

Women are charming, women are compassionate, women are magical. Able to keep everything organized with care. As it knows how to fill with love, it also has the ability to shake the battlefield. A mother, a sister, a wife, a teacher, every woman walking on the street or sitting next to her on the bus is a silent warrior.

Hearing the word Bajrigar, one thinks of a hunter or a brave person or animal. Although the name has an obsession with speed, in reality the name of a small bird of calm and beauty is Bajrigar.

Crooked yellow lips, blue, white or mixed skin color. Sometimes people are born with all the colors of the rainbow. This bird has different names depending on the skin color. But whatever the color, the little bird is incomparable in intelligence. This bird has the unique quality of showing love by gently touching the partner sometimes by kissing the lips, sometimes by gently touching the partner's head as a responsible loved one.

With all these qualities and easy to pet, Bajrigar is at the top of the list of bird lovers. The millet bird is capable of grabbing people's attention even if they don't want to due to physical activity. That's why bird lovers are desperate to keep Bajrigor in a cage. Capitalizing on the needs of people, commercial farms have also been established in different parts of the country. But as the environment of the country is not favorable for the Bajrigar bird, it is not possible to keep this bird in the open air. So over time the current synopsis of the forest millet of the east and south-west coast regions of Australia is born in a cage, died in a cage.

Bajrigar bird is a well-known pet bird but it is known by different names depending on the place and region. In America the millet is known as Little Parakeet. This bird is also known as Baji or Shell Parakeet, Canary Parrot, Zebra Parrot, Common Pet Parakeet, Undulated Parakeet Bajrigor and Badri.

Typically wild millet is about 6.5–7 inches in length and about 7–8 inches in cage. Besides, wild millet is 25–35 gm and caged millet is up to 35–40 gm. Adult male millets have blue membranes around their nostrils. This membrane extends between the forehead and lips along with the nostrils. A mature female millet has a brown membrane surrounding its nostrils. This membrane extends between the forehead and lips along with the nostrils.

At the age of 8-9 months, millets become adults. Bajrigor birds are able to lay 8-13 eggs at a time. And at the time of laying eggs, millet birds also need a secluded place. It takes 18 days from egg to hatch. The average lifespan of millet birds is 4-5 years, but can live up to 10-12 years in cages.

This small species of bird is also popular for its intelligence. Hearing ability is also very good. It can remember big words or sentences very easily. As soon as millet hears a word from its owner, it remembers and repeats it. So the attraction of bird lovers is more in Bajrigor.

Although it is an exotic bird, it is found in different parts of the country. Besides, there is a fair of bajrigar birds in the university market of Kantaban area of the capital every day. Although coastal areas are the native habitat of these birds, one or more cage mates are sufficient for their survival. Keeping that in mind, traders have arranged a family of birds in cages at University Market. They have tried to match male and female millers and pair them according to age. The chirping and beauty of many miller birds together attracts the passers-by.

Manager of New Bird Paradise Noor Hossain said, due to its beauty and flexibility, Bajrigor is the top choice of bird lovers. Although we brought it from abroad earlier, now Bajrigar bird farms have been established in different parts of the country. Tk. 500-1000 birds with cages are available. Anyone can keep a bird very easily as we provide information on bird food and care.

Meanwhile, many people have become self-sufficient by building commercial bajrigar bird farms in different regions of the country. Among them is Imran Hossain of Syedpur Upazila of Nilphamari. He is now self-sufficient by building a commercial bird farm with only Tk. 13 thousand. Currently, his farm has birds worth about Tk. 3 lakh. And now Imran's monthly income is about Tk. 50 thousand by selling bajrigar birds. He has also gained a lot of experience in keeping millet birds for a long time.

Imran Hossain told Barta24.com that bajrigar cannot survive even five minutes in the open air in the environment of our country. It can't escape from attacks of other birds and snakes, frogs, rats and small animals on the ground. As a result, it is better to keep this bird in a cage or small house in the country.

Wild animals are beautiful in the forest, children in the mother's heart are proverbial but nature and environment sometimes wants an exception. And so, to keep the beauty alive, birth in the cage and death in the cage is now a big identity of the millet bird.