Mothers are often described as the pillars of our families, providing unwavering love and support throughout our lives. As Mother's Day 2024 approaches on May 12, it presents a wonderful opportunity to show our appreciation for their dedication and sacrifice. While traditional gifts like flowers and chocolates are always welcome, why not make this year's celebration extraordinary with thoughtful gestures and creative experiences? Here are some innovative ideas to make Mother’s Day truly memorable. Embrace the Power of Personalization The true essence of a meaningful gift lies in its personal touch. Whether it’s a custom-made piece of jewelry, a service that eases her daily routine, or spending quality time together, these gifts are profoundly impactful. They serve as reminders of appreciation, showing that the best presents are those that cannot be valued in simple monetary terms. Ways to Surprise Your Mother on This Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed You can show your love this Mother's Day by preparing her favourite paratha, beef, or vegetables, and serving it to her in bed. You can pair it with a cup of her preferred drinks, along with a fresh flower, for a simple yet heartfelt gesture that she will truly appreciate. Spa Day at Home Try to pamper your mother with a relaxing spa day at home. You can also create a relaxing atmosphere by lighting scented candles and playing calming music. Read more: 10 Father's Day Gift Ideas for Retired Dads Cook Her Favourite Meal It would be sweet to treat your mother to a delightful home-cooked meal this Mother's Day. Prepare her favourite dish or explore a new recipe together for a fun culinary adventure. You can elevate the experience by setting the table with beautiful flowers and candles, adding a special touch to the occasion that she will cherish. Take Her Out for Dinner Celebrate Mother's Day with a memorable dinner at her favourite restaurant. You should indulge in delectable cuisine while relishing quality time together, and creating cherished memories. Let her savour the flavours she loves in a charming ambience, making this dining experience a delightful expression of appreciation for all she does. Give Her a Chore Free Day This Mother's Day, it would be nice to gift your mother a chore-free day, allowing her to unwind and relax without the burden of household tasks. Let her enjoy a well-deserved break, pampering her with love and attention. It is a simple yet meaningful way to show appreciation for all the love she gives us every day. read more: 10 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Wife Give Your Mother Fresh Flowers If you are pondering what to get your mother this Mother's Day, surprising her with her beloved blooms can be a perfect beginning. Consider her favourite flowers and colours for a personalised touch. You may also opt for classic choices like roses, sunflowers, or tuberoses if unsure. It is a thoughtful gesture she will adore.

Mother’s Day is a special occasion to celebrate and honor the incredible women in our lives who have played a vital role in nurturing and shaping us. As Mother's Day 2023 has arrived, you can give a special gift to the most special woman in your life. While flowers and chocolates are always appreciated, sometimes it is the intangible gifts that mean the most. So, forget about expensive presents this year – we have got 10 Mother’s Day gift ideas that money can’t buy! This year Mother’s Day is on May 14, and you can try any of the following gift ideas that go beyond monetary value, offering unique ways to show gratitude and create lasting memories. 10 Mother’s Day Gifts that Money Can’t Buy Let’s dive into our list of unique and thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts! 1. A day off from chores Every mother deserves a break from the daily chores, especially on Mother’s Day. So why not give her the gift of a day off? This could mean taking over the kitchen for a day and preparing all of her favorite meals or cleaning the house from top to bottom. She can spend time with loved ones, or indulge in her favorite hobbies without worrying about chores. Read More: 10 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Wife 2. A handwritten letter or card A handwritten letter or card is a timeless and classic gift that never goes out of style. In today’s digital age, it is easy to send a quick text or email, but taking the time to write a heartfelt message by hand shows how much you truly care. There is something special about receiving a handwritten note — the texture of the paper, the ink on the page, and most importantly, the thoughtfulness behind every word. It is a warm gesture that can make anyone feel loved and appreciated. So instead of buying expensive gifts this Mother’s Day, take some time out from your busy schedules and pen down some heartfelt words which will be treasured forever! Read More: 15 Gift Ideas for a Newborn Baby 3. A day of pampering Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate and appreciate all the hard work that mothers do. One of the best ways to show your appreciation is by treating her to a day of pampering.  You can start off by booking an appointment at her favorite spa or salon. Whether it’s a massage, facial, or manicure, make sure you are giving her something that she will enjoy. Further, you can also order an at-home spa experience for her from the nearest parlor. 4. A family photo album One of the most precious and timeless gifts that you can give to your mother on Mother’s Day is a family photo album. This gift idea does not only show how much you value your family memories, but it also tells a story of love, growth, and bonding throughout the years. Read More: Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Best Presents for the Best Person You Know Start by collecting some old photos or taking new ones with your siblings and other family members. You can choose to organize them chronologically or thematically based on different events such as holidays, birthdays, graduations, etc. Be creative in selecting the design of the album cover and layout as well so it will look personalized yet professional. 5. Breakfast in bed There is nothing quite like starting the day off with breakfast in bed, especially on Mother’s Day. This simple gesture can make any mom feel appreciated and loved.

Speakers at a discussion recognized the potential role that multilingual education can play in transforming education for all. Speaking in their respective mother languages, they highlighted the critical importance of including native languages in the education system worldwide. The discussion was held on February 21, marking International Mother Language Day, at the UN headquarters for the 7th consecutive year. The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh, Denmark, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Morocco and Timor-Leste jointly organized the event in partnership with the UN Secretariat and UNESCO. The President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi attended the event as the chief guest. Like last year, the day was observed with interpretation services in all six official languages of the United Nations – enabling the distinguished speakers to deliver their remarks in their mother languages. The theme song of the International Mother Language Day (“Amar bhai-er rokte rangano”) was presented by the Sri Chinmoy Group. Read more: International Mother Language Day: Tribute from UN in Bangladesh in many languages The event featured musical performances from United Nations Chamber Music Society, Sneh Art of India and flute performance by Shilpakala Academy USA Inc. The event was telecast live on the U Web TV. Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, paid homage to the language martyrs for upholding the dignity of Bangla in 1952, and to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his organizing role in the Language Movement and leading subsequent national movements culminating to Bangladesh’s independence in 1971. He recalled with gratitude the role of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in securing UNESCO’s recognition of February 21 as the International Mother Language Day and also in establishing the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka. Ambassador Muhith thanked UNESCO for choosing this year’s theme: “Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education”. Multilingual education inclusive of mother-tongue based learning can play an instrumental role in transforming the education system by underlining the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity, relevance of learning to learners’ lives and mutual understanding, he added. The Permanent Representative of Cuba in his capacity of the Chair of the Group of Friends on Spanish language and Chair of the NGO Committee on Languages also spoke at the event. The President of the General Assembly and all the other speakers thanked Bangladesh for its leadership in promoting multilingualism and mother languages at the UN.  Earlier in the morning the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh observed the Martyrs Day and the International Mother Language Day with due solemnity at the mission’s premises. The Permanent Representative and the mission officials laid wreaths at the Shaheed Minar established in the mission. During the event, the messages of the President, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs were delivered.

In a historic judgment today, the High Court said that from now on, mothers will be recognised as legal guardians of students in official documents. The High Court bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil pronounced the judgment. After hearing on January 16, the court fixed January 24 for delivering the verdict on whether mothers will be recognised as legal guardians or not. Advocate Ainun Nahar Siddiqua, Advocate SM Rezaul Karim and Advocate Ayesha Akhter stood for the petitioner at the court while Deputy Attorney General Amit Das Gupta represented the state. Read more: HC issues rule on migration system in admission process According to the lawyers, a female SSC examinee from Thakurgaon was denied admit card in 2007 as she could not mention her father's name in the information form which is required before participating in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. The girl grew up with her mother after her father left them without giving them recognition. Later, on August 2, 2009, three human rights organizations — Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh Mahila Parishad and Nari Paksha — jointly filed a writ petition citing public interest. On August 3 of the same year, the High Court bench of Justice Syed Refat Ahmed and Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury issued a rule asking why this discriminatory provision, which is an obstacle to human rights, equality and especially the right to education, should not be declared as contrary to law and unconstitutional. Read more: HC issues rule on compensation for daily labourers jailed by mobile court The court also ordered submitting a report on the education boards where mentioning both father’s and mother’s names is compulsory in getting the registration cards for the SSC examinations and what kind of measures are taken to ensure participation of those eligible examinees in the examination who are unable to mention the identity of their fathers. Later on June 6, 2021, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) filed a supplementary affidavit in court on behalf of the petitioners.

The mother of two children, who were burnt to death in a closed house in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday morning, was arrested in this connection from the capital’s Kakrail area on Tuesday. She was identified as Purnima. Monwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said an intelligence team led by Sub Inspector Tanmoy Mondal arrested her from the capital and brought back to the police station. The children—Mithu and Manob--were burnt to death at the closed house at Jhikarhati village of the upazila. They were aged between one and two. Read more: Arrest warrants issued against BNP's Rizvi, Ishraque Mother Purnima and their grandmother went out of the house putting the door of the house under lock and key in the morning. Someone noticed smoke billowing from the house and when neighbours broke open the door, they found the children’s charred bodies inside. Though the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately, Purnima and her mother fled the area soon after the incident. Read more: Jubo Dal president, VP arrested while returning from Rajshahi rally Later, the victims’ aunt Ratna Rani filed a case in this connection.  

A mother has passed 2022 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams alongside her son at Sultanpur village in Khanmorich union under Pabna’s Bhangura upazila. The woman has been identified as Monjuara Khatun, wife of Abdur Rahim, a van driver. Monjuara’s education was disrupted due to getting married at an early age. She resumed her studies after some 20 years, while in the process of educating her two children. Family members credit her sheer willpower for her success in SSC exams. Monjuara has obtained GPA 4.93 out of 5 from Shamima Jafar Fisheries Institute in the district’s Tarash upazila, while her son Mehedi Hasan has received GPA 4.89 from the vocational department of Bhangura’s BM School and College. Read: SSC Results 2022: 2,975 institutions achieve 100% pass rate, none passed from 50 “I couldn’t study much as my parents married me off 20 years ago, due to acute poverty. I was interested in education once again, seeing my children study. Without my husband’s immense support, I couldn’t have succeeded in SSC,” said an ecstatic Monjuara.   Monjuara added that she wants to study up to the degree level, but is unsure if she will be able to do so due to the economic condition of her family. Monjuara’s son Mehedi was proud of his mother’s achievement, saying that there is no age for education. Her husband Rahim was also overjoyed and affirmed that he will support Monjuara’s education at any cost. Read: Mymensingh girl commits suicide over SSC result “Mehedi is a regular student of my institution. The news of him and his mother passing the SSC exams together is a very happy one,” said Mofazzal Hossain, Principal of Khanmorich BM School and College. Nahid Hasan Khan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Bhangura, said that Monjuara’s success story is important for the locality and will inspire a lot of women like her.

Popular Dhallywood actress Mahiya Mahi announced her pregnancy on Monday night through her social media handle.“I have never been as happy as I am right now. Soon I am going to be a mom,” she announced via a Facebook post on her profile.The actress also revealed and confirmed to the media that she is going to become a mother, saying that she had discovered this wonderful news for two months now.Mahia Mahi stated, "I cannot express my happiness in words. Having the best time of my life. Keep praying for us, perhaps after 6-7 months I will be able to announce the arrival of our new guest.”Last year on September 13, Mahi tied the knot to businessman Rakib Sarker. Tuesday marks the first anniversary of their marriage.Mahi’s latest movie ‘Live’ starring Symon Sadik is currently running across theatres, receiving rave reviews. Also read: Pori Moni, Razz have baby boy

A one-and-a-half month-old baby boy died after falling off his mother's lap in a road accident in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sizan, son of Shihab Hossain of Chhota Shimla village of the upazila.The accident occurred on Friday morning when a pick-up van hit the motorcycle they were on in the bus stand area of the upazila, said Abdur Rahim Mollah, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kaliganj Police Station.Sizan's mother Shanta Khatun and grandfather Abul Kalam also suffered injuries in the accident, added the OC.He said Shanta's father was riding the motorcycle while Shanta, the baby and grandfather  were on the back of the bike on their way to a doctor's visit. Read: Student dies falling off university building in cityOn the way, a Jhenaidah-bound pickup hit the motorcycle resulting in the baby falling off. The infant died on the spot.Locals rushed them to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex.Police arrested the driver of the pick-up and seized the vehicle from the spot, added the OC.

A woman and her son were killed as a bus mowed them down on the Sylhet-Bholaganj highway in Companiganj upazila, Sylhet, Thursday, police said. Dulvi Begum, 40, and her son Siddikur Rahman, 12, of the upazila were going to Meghergaon of Sadar upazila. The accident occurred around 12pm near Baharghat as a bus of Shadapathor Poribohon hit the mother and son as they were crossing the road, leaving Dulvi and her son critically injured, Md Shafiqul Islam Khan, in-charge of Salutikor Police Investigation Centre, said. Also read: 35 km tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway after road accident Police rushed them to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where they were declared dead upon arrival. The bodies were sent to the hospital morgue for autopsies, Shafiqul said. Also read: Two killed, 15 hurt in Bagerhat bus accident Meanwhile, police managed to detain the driver of the bus, he added.

A 30-year-old woman and her daughter were killed and her husband was injured when a covered van hit a motorbike at Nandalalpur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district in the  hours of Saturday, said police. The deceased were identified as Rina Khatun, wife of Ashraful Islam and  their daughter Joya, 11, of Kushita district town. The accident occurred on Kushtia-Rajbari regional highway when Ashraful was  returning home from Rajbari along with his wife and two daughters riding  his motorbike.  Rina died on the spot and Ashraful and Joya sustained injuries, said Idris Ali, in-charge of Chourhash Highway Police Station. READ: 2 killed in Dinajpur road crash Later, the inured were taken to a local hospital where Joya succumbed to her injuries. Ashraful’s condition is critical, said Dr Ashraful Islam, resident medical officer of Kushtia Sadar Hospital. Another daughter of the couple fortunately remained unhurt during the accident. The family met the tragic accident while returning to their Kushita residence from Rina’s parent’s house in Rajbari. Police seized the covered van but could not arrest its driver.