Weekends are like a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of daily life. This period offers a precious window for rejuvenation and self-expression. However, avoiding the pitfalls of idleness and monotony during these treasured days is pivotal. It is the time to shun procrastination and embrace creativity, ensuring these moments are not squandered in lethargy. Engaging in diverse entertaining and stimulating activities can transform weekends into an enriching experience, igniting a sense of fulfilment. 10 Creative Ways to Spend Your Weekends Reading You may immerse yourself in a captivating book during the weekend to explore new worlds, gain knowledge, and engage your mind. Reading goes beyond mere entertainment; it expands horizons, fosters empathy, and acquires knowledge.  Read more: Benefits of Reading Habit for Mind and Body Traversing the lines of a well-crafted story or delving into informative texts engages your mind in discovery and enrichment. Relaxation blends with mental stimulation as reading deepens your understanding of the world. Altogether it is a perfect choice for a fulfilling weekend activity.

The spectacular coastline of tourism hub Cox's Bazar, adorned with the world's longest unbroken beach has been buzzing in the last couple of days thanks to the weekly holiday over the weekend melding with Christmas on Sunday - a national holiday - leading to a very busy time for the tourism sector, as well as the many ancillary businesses that tend to spring up in busy tourist spots.  Tourist police along with the district administration anticipated the surge, allowing them to take timely measures to scale up the security for the revellers. Hotel authorities said some 90 percent of their rooms are booked, with people arriving, entourage after entourage, to visit this magnificent beach since Thursday afternoon. The overcrowding of tourists from several parts of the country was caused by the government’s weekends on December 23, 24 and the Christmas Day on December 25.       Visiting several spots and residential hotels, the UNB correspondent observed a huge crowd of tourists at the beach, while in some sort of peripheral vision, we could see that some people were rushing with their luggage, their valuables from one hotel to another, as whatever rooms were left kept flying off the shelves.   Read more: Security concern hits Cox’s Bazar tourism hard Those who managed rooms were found enjoying with their dear and near ones at the Inani and Himchhari beaches, or in the Buddhist Temples of Ramu, and even Saint Martin's, the coral island, and Adhinath Temple Maheshkhali. Mohammad Foez, manager of the exquisitely named ‘Hotel Of The President’, said although tourist season started with the beginninging of the December every year, they got a poor response from the tourists this year. “At the end of the month all the rooms of our hotel have already been booked and we would be able to recover our loss,” he said. Anowar Kamal, president of ‘Tour Operator Association of Cox’s Bazar’, said there had been an adverse business for the past few days but with the overflow of tourists the beach city got to work up a head of momentum, that it could hopefully now use without hesitation. Sherin Alam, assistant superintendent of tourist police (Cox’s Bazar Zone), hopes to see tens of thousands of tourists visit Cox's beach city over 'the long weekend'. “Several teams of tourist police have been working to ensure security of the tourists and we are always vigilant,” he said. Read more: Cox’s Bazar beach: Dedicated zone for women walked back Masum Billah, an executive magistrate of the district administration, said they have always been alert for the sake of security of the tourists and keeping an eye on excessive prices of all things including foods.

The Premier League postponed its upcoming round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, adding to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket and horse racing events across a mourning Britain on Friday. England's top-flight soccer clubs held a meeting on Friday and said they wanted to “pay tribute to Her Majesty’s long and unwavering service to our country.” “This is a tremendously sad time for not just the nation but also for the millions of people around the world who admired her," Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said, “and we join together with all those in mourning her passing.” The English Football League — the three divisions below the Premier League — also called off their games scheduled for the weekend. The Women's Super League was due to start its season this weekend but has canceled its games, too. The British government said it was at the discretion of individual sporting organizations whether fixtures went ahead following the death of the queen on Thursday at the age of 96. British sport essentially shut down on Friday, but could be up and running in some cases on Saturday. The BMW PGA Championship, the flagship event on the European tour, was paused near the end of the first round Thursday following the announcement of the queen’s death — there were still 30 players out on the course — and there will be no play Friday. “We remain hopeful of restarting at some stage over the weekend,” the tour said Friday in a statement, adding that it would be aligning with the decisions made by other sporting events in Britain. The England and Wales Cricket Board has already announced that there would be no play on Friday in the third and deciding test between England and South Africa at the Oval. There was no immediate update on whether play would resume over the weekend. An extra day might be added to the test, which started Thursday, though that would require the touring South Africans extending their stay in England. Read: British sports hold day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II Other events called off included cycling’s Tour of Britain, which also canceled the final two stages of the race scheduled for the weekend, and the third day of horse racing’s St. Leger festival in Doncaster. The St. Leger, one of British racing's classics, will now take place on Sunday, organizers said Friday. Horse racing was the queen’s favorite sport. While Friday's matches in England's top rugby division were canceled, those scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will go ahead as planned. Soccer matches in the English Football League and in the Scottish lower league scheduled for Friday had already been postponed while matches scheduled to be played in Northern Ireland over the weekend were also canceled. The Premier League said further updates regarding its fixtures during the period of mourning, which has begun in Britain, will be provided “in due course.” Organizations are having to weigh up factors such as whether holding matches would use up police resources, the desire of broadcasters and the mood of the public. There is little room in the schedule of this World Cup-affected season to fit in postponed fixtures. The government said sporting organizations “might wish to consider canceling or postponing events or closing venues on the day of the State Funeral.