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Maisha Islam Monamee

The author graduated from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka and is a contributor at The Daily Star. Find her @monameereads on Instagram.

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Rape culture and the ordinary men who sustain it

2 October 2026
The allegations surrounding a Cornell University fraternity house offer a disturbing entry point into a much larger problem.
2 October 2026
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When we become the people in Manna Dey’s ‘Coffee House’

1 October 2026
Last week, I was sitting in a café in Delhi with a group of friends I have known since childhood when I suddenly understood an old song differently. We had spent years growing into people our younger selves could barely have imagined. We now live in different cities, have different careers, different relationships with money and work, and very different ideas of what constitutes a good life. Some of us have become very serious adults. Some are still figuring it out. And yet, around that table, the old dynamics returned almost immediately.
1 October 2026
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Next Step / A first-timer’s guide to filing your income tax return

29 September 2026
Filing your first income tax return can feel overwhelming. Here's everything they need to know for the 2026–27 tax year.
29 September 2026
Why we keep coming back to ‘Friends’

Why we keep coming back to ‘Friends’

27 September 2026
“Friends” has spent three decades becoming one of television’s great comfort shows, the kind of series that asks almost nothing from you and gives you a familiar little world in return.
27 September 2026
19 years later, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ still feels like home

19 years later, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ still feels like home

26 September 2026
Nineteen years ago, on September 24, 2007, TBBT premiered on CBS. Created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, the sitcom introduced viewers to a group of extraordinarily intelligent, socially complicated and deeply ridiculous people living in Pasadena, California.
26 September 2026
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Next Step / How to make LinkedIn work for you before graduation

22 September 2026
In an age where employers look up candidates before interviews, recruiters actively search for talent online, and networking increasingly happens digitally, LinkedIn has become one of the most powerful career-building tools available.
22 September 2026
How pop culture changed the way we see teenage sadness

How pop culture changed the way we see teenage sadness

19 September 2026
The troubled teenager arrives in pop culture with a familiar visual vocabulary: rain-streaked windows, messy bedrooms, slammed doors, lonely walks through school corridors and teenagers staring dramatically into the middle distance while an appropriately melancholic song plays in the background. Teenage suffering was usually big, beautiful and legible.
19 September 2026
iPhone Duo VS Galaxy Z fold8

iPhone Duo v Galaxy Z Fold8: Can Apple challenge Samsung’s foldable lead?

18 September 2026
Apple has entered the foldable-phone market several years after Samsung established itself in the category. Its first attempt carries the familiar ingredients of a flagship iPhone: premium materials, custom silicon, tightly integrated software, and a price firmly at the top of the market.
18 September 2026
Guinness World Record

Bangladeshi teen breaks Guinness World Record twice

Mahmudul Hasan Faisal, 17, a freestyler, has registered his name in Guinness Book of World Records twice. In August 2018, he created his first record by arm-rolling a football 134 times in a minute.
16 April 2019
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Rabita Rashid on working with the transgender community

The pictures of some models smiling with happiness created quite a buzz on the internet. Their smiles reflect love and kindness but what they do not portray is the actual lives of these models.
12 April 2019
Female Freedom Fighter

Female freedom fighters open up about the Liberation War

Recently, EMK Centre hosted the JudhdhorDine’rGolpo featuring a panel of prominent female freedom-fighters, Reshma Amin, Khuku Ahmed and Sayeda Kamal.
7 April 2019
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Najmun Nahar Shohagi: The Fearless Globetrotter

All across the world, women are stepping out of the safe confines of their homes to explore unknown cities, countries and continents.
21 March 2019
Youth fest

Youth Fest season 3 concludes

Youth Festival Season 3, one of the most anticipated events of the year was organised on the campus of St Joseph Higher Secondary School from March 7 - 9.
19 March 2019
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Pencil – Inscribing a new phase of literature

The journey of Pencil began as a Facebook group that started on September 12, 2016, with an assemblage of diverse writers, singers,
16 March 2019
Anita Rahman on her love for aviation

Anita Rahman on her love for aviation

First officer Anita Rahman is one of the crew members who conducted the operation for bringing home both of Bangladesh Biman Airlines' Dreamliners.
14 March 2019
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BDC Shevolution: By women for women

This International Women’s Day, Bangladesh Debating Council organised the first ever Shevolution, an event for women, by women.
14 March 2019
BRACU

Science Exhibition 2019 at BRAC University

The Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of BRAC University in collaboration with BRAC University Natural Sciences Club (BUNSC) held a project showcasing competition for college and university students recently.
27 February 2019
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Cultural Jubilation 2019 held at Notre Dame College

Notre Dame Cultural Club recently organised a cultural festival titled, Mojo Presents 5th National Cultural Jubilation. Participants from 60 other renowned institutions participated in the event.
27 February 2019
Udayan Science Club

Udayan Science Club organises 39th Science Carnival

This February marked the celebrations of the 39th Science Carnival, organised by the Udayan Science Club, at Udayan Higher Secondary School Dhaka. The club has been organising this carnival every year ever since its inception.
23 February 2019
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First-timers at Ekushey Boi Mela

The overwhelming presence of literary enthusiasts at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan, during the month of February, speaks volumes about the love for books in Bangladeshis' hearts.
21 February 2019
Notre Dame College

5th National English Carnival at Notre Dame College

The National English Carnival 2019 presented by IFIC Bank and powered by The Daily Star was organised by Notre Dame English Club at the Notre Dame College from February 7 to 9.
16 February 2019
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Rafiqun Nabi's 'Smritir Pothrekhay' launched at Bengal Boi's 'Phagun Samirone'

Eminent artist and cartoonist Rafiqun Nabi writes about life in his book 'Smritir Pothrekhay'. The narration starts from his birthplace, Nawabganj, and discovers the true beauty of Old Dhaka. Besides places that hold importance in his life, he talks about the memories he created around the city – parks, the stadium, his university etc.
14 February 2019
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Transforming the lives of children

Proborton is an organisation that provides free education and healthcare services to underprivileged children. Sabbir Khan Saym, the founder of Proborton, is from the Forestry and Environmental Science department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. He started the organisation around three years ago, with an incentive to improve the lives of children who have little means to rely upon. Sabbir started off with saving his lunch money to leave an impact on the lives of these children.
31 January 2019
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Chasing excellence in robotics

At the 20th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) held in Philippines from December 15-19, 2018, Team Bangladesh created history with their remarkable performances, winning one gold medal, two highly commended medals and one technical medal.
24 January 2019
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Promoting eco-positive sanitary hygiene practices

Resurgence, a social enterprise founded by Mashiyat Rahman, Naziba Naila Wafa and Rafayet Khan from BRAC University, started off in February 2017.
3 January 2019
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'Amar Dhaka' and 'Amar Kolkata' unveiled at Bengal Boi

Bengal Boi hosted a book launch event during which two books, Amar Dhaka by Shamsur Rahman and Amar Kolkata by Belal Choudhury were proudly presented.
19 December 2018
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'FLIPSIDE. MADE IN BANGLADESH' under way at Drik Gallery

Drik, in partnership with Goethe Institut Dhaka, organised 'Flipside. Made in Bangladesh', a photography exhibition by German artist Sabrina Asche.
12 December 2018
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AIUB CS FEST 2018

The annual Computer Science (CS) Fest of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) was held from November 27 to 29 and concluded with the Prize Giving Ceremony on December 1.
8 December 2018

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